Supercritical CO2 power plants may help miners reach renewable energy targets

But the world's number one miner cuts full-year copper production guidance.

But at 6.8% in the fourth quarter China's economy "is now expanding faster than is sustainable" says new report.

Western Australia is poised to sign an agreement with a wealthy New Zealand family whose multi-pronged business empire includes a large, undeveloped iron ore deposit.

The amicable divorce ends a six-year-old exploration joint venture originally set to find copper deposits in China.

Companies claim land transfer is de facto expropriation without consultation.

For companies servicing the mining sector, project opportunities have declined significantly in the past few years.

The company has loaded 26,500 tonnes of iron ore onto three ships at the company's port of Ponta de Madeira.

New report says the underlying question for investors lies on the risk/reward balance — whether outstanding geology beats corruption and security issues.

Up 4% on Monday.