December 4, 2014

Rio Tinto-Glencore a ‘poor match’: Sam Walsh

Walsh emphasized Rio was not planning any major acquisition to protect itself from a potential takeover by the commodity trader and miner rival.

December 3, 2014

Women mostly missing at London’s ‘Mines and Money’ event

75 participating countries, 200 companies, 200 presenters, 3,000 attendees… and fewer than 15 women invited to speak at Mines and Money London 2014. About time for a change – don’t…

December 3, 2014

Cliffs Natural selling coal assets, expects loss of up to $425m

Miner is dropping coal operations to focus on iron ore.

December 2, 2014

Vale confirms plans to sell stake in $35 billion base metals unit

Chief Financial Officer Luciano Siani confirmed Tuesday the company's plans to sell a minority stake in its metals-producing unit.

December 1, 2014

New low in oil prices drags BHP Billiton stock below 2009 levels

The stock closed in Sydney below the $30 mark, which is the lowest it has traded in the last five years.

December 1, 2014

African Minerals halts trading, shuts down Sierra Leone assets

Iron ore project will remain suspended until the company either releases $102 million in restricted cash or can secure other short term funding.

November 30, 2014

Wabush woes: Labrador mining town reels from a China slowdown

Ron Barron has spent 30 years working in the Wabush mine, one of three generations of Barrons who have toiled in the open pits in what western Labrador bills as…

November 26, 2014

Mining equipment suppliers caught in vicious spiral

Already clobbered by the mining sector's woes, the crude oil slump could't come at a worse time for the resources equipment and services industry.

November 26, 2014

Analyst: Glasenberg could grab Rio by way of China

By promising top shareholder Chinalco, Rio's stakes in Oyu Tolgoi and Simandou.

November 26, 2014

Heads roll as BC Iron forced to cut costs amid weakest price in years

Founding managing director Mike Young among the ones leaving the company.