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Caterpillar soars as first quarter sales jump for first time in over two years

The giant equipment maker's quarterly profit surged past estimates helped by a recovery in most of its end markets.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 25, 2017 | 3:47 am

More iron ore comes to the market as Anglo’s output soars in Q1

Both iron ore and diamond output rose in the first quarter thanks to a continued ramping-up of the company's Minas Rio mine in Brazil and improvements in the gem market.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 24, 2017 | 6:05 am

BHP top shareholders step up pressure for oil spinoff

They're pressing the company not only to accept a proposal by activist investor Elliott Management to spin off its US petroleum business, but to fully demerge all of its oil and gas assets.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 21, 2017 | 10:19 am

Strike at Escondida hurt Rio Tinto copper output

Production for the first three months of the year slumped 37% compared with the same period of 2016.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 21, 2017 | 4:27 am

Vale’s iron ore output just hit another record

Production of the steelmaking raw material jumped 11% to 86.2 million tonnes in the January-March period, compared to the same quarter a year earlier.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 20, 2017 | 8:22 am

Iron ore price collapse wipes billions off top mining stocks

Another 5% iron ore price drop Tuesday slashes $30 billion from top 5 producers' market value in one month.

Frik Els | April 18, 2017 | 12:38 pm

Iron ore price in free fall

Another gap down Monday brings one-month drop to 30%.

Frik Els | April 17, 2017 | 1:33 pm

BSGR sues George Soros over loss of Guinea iron project

The latest chapter in the Simandou case.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 16, 2017 | 8:45 am

British scientists find sub-sea minerals treasure trove

They have found valuable minerals atop an underwater mountain, which is basically a huge flat-topped mound of some of the scarcest materials on Earth.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 13, 2017 | 11:22 pm

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