Guinea’s Nimba iron ore project gets green light to export via Liberia

In his first investor day since buying Xstrata last year, Glencore’s boss highlighted his company’s spread of commodities and took aim at the expansion strategies of Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton.

Anglo’s boss Mark Cutifani says company needs to find an extra $2 billion of earnings before interest and tax to meet the return on capital target set for 2015.

Affected by anemic iron ore prices, the Swedish firm joins an increasing number of miners that have fallen by the wayside.

The waiting game is over. BHP Billiton has named its Perth-based spin-off company, appointing Graham Kerr as its chief executive.

Uganda may become a more important player in the African iron ore market, after a recent geological survey revealed much bigger deposits of the steel-making ingredient than found during colonial mappings.

Rio Tinto is suing Vale for billions over allegations the Brazilian giant and its former partner illegally acquired the West African iron ore deposit, one of the richest prizes in all of mining.

The miner confirmed Friday it is in talks “with a potential investor,” but did not name its counterpart.

While China is struggling with its gross domestic product (GDP) growth metrics, the country’s main stock market—the Shanghai Composite Index (SCI)—is easily outperforming the S&P 500 and NASDAQ.

Rio Tinto CEO credentialing ahead of another round with "combative" Ivan Glasenberg.