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Even the iron ore price will bottom

Big three close to falling victim to their own scorched earth strategy.

Frik Els | November 30, 2015 | 1:53 pm

Iran mining bigger opportunity than oil

Iran is opening $29 billion of projects to foreign investors once sanctions are lifted – acquiring new mining equipment and technology is a top priority.

Frik Els | November 30, 2015 | 11:46 am

Up to 20,000 mining jobs gone in Australia by 2018 — report

Mining investment in Australia is forecast to fall a further 58% the next three years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 30, 2015 | 7:59 am

Iron ore keeps falling, drops below $43 a tonne

If that sounds bad, then you might not want to hear that the most-active iron ore futures in Singapore sank Monday below $40 a tonne for the first time ever.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 30, 2015 | 5:00 am

African Minerals sued by Sierra Leone villagers

African Minerals Limited (OTCMKTS:AMLZF) is being sued in a London court over allegations that it evicted residents and violently mistreated workers and villagers living close to one of its mines in Sierra Leone.

Andrew Topf | November 29, 2015 | 2:12 pm

Brazil sues BHP, Vale for ‘initial’ $5 billion over spill

Federal government, two states sue iron ore giants over devastation from dam burst that washed mud 600km down Brazil's second largest river system.

Frik Els | November 27, 2015 | 4:42 pm

Toxic elements found in water weeks after Brazil’s mine disaster — Vale

Company confirms that the Institute for Water Management in Minas Gerais (IGAM) found levels of arsenic, lead and other toxic elements many times higher than the legal maximums along the river.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 27, 2015 | 2:00 pm