March 7, 2016

Top 5 iron ore firms value shoots up $62bn in just five weeks

Riding a rocketing iron ore price, market cap of Vale, Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, Fortescue Metals and Anglo American gain a combined 54% since early February.

March 7, 2016

Celebrating 125 years of the Ontario geological survery

The Ontario Geological Survey is celebrating 125 years of documenting the geology of Ontario and providing modern, independent and credible geoscience data and knowledge to the public.

March 7, 2016

Insane rally rockets iron ore price past $60

Iron ore price posts largest one-day gain ever surging 19.5% to $62.60 a tonne in frenzied Chinese trading.

March 7, 2016

Global mining exploration down 19% in 2015

The global exploration sector continues to struggle against strong market headwinds, a new reprt shows.

March 4, 2016

Mining stocks in once-a-decade rally

Friday's jump in copper and iron ore prices propel mining stocks to biggest weekly gain since 2008.

March 3, 2016

Iron ore price jumps to new 2016 high

Latest advance sees year-to-date rally top 20% ahead of crucial economic policy-setting meeting of Chinese leaders.

March 3, 2016

South African government, mining firms agree to delay 16,000 job cuts

The deal also proposes facilitating the sale of struggling mines.

March 2, 2016

BHP, Vale shares surge on Samarco deal

Iron ore giants reach deal with Brazilian government to pay $6.2 billion over several years for clean up after November's deadly tailings dam spill.

March 1, 2016

Warning of another string of mining bankruptcies in 2016

Rate of corporate defaults could be double historical average going back to 1920 says new study.

February 29, 2016

Greenfield exploration in Australia picks up

Total area drilled (in metres) climbed by 6.9% during the December quarter, with activity in areas of new deposits increasing by 29.6%.