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Iron ore price crashes through $60

Down 4.5% in reaction to Beijing's crackdown on steelmakers and gloomy economic outlook.

Frik Els | March 5, 2015 | 5:12 pm

Mick Davies’ X2 Resources raises $5.6 billion, ready to buy up assets

The former Xstrata boss’ new firm may soon pull the trigger on some big deals at a time of low commodity prices and willing sellers.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 5, 2015 | 7:00 am

Mongolia’s ancient silver mines highly polluting: study

Geologists found evidence of large amounts of silver smelting that ended up contaminating a vast area in southwest China.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 4, 2015 | 5:00 am

Large coal and iron ore reserves found in Iran: official

Two large coal and iron ore reserves have been discovered in Iran, according to a top official.

MINING.com Editor | March 4, 2015 | 2:19 am

Canadian miners the world’s top buyers of assets in 2014

Gold remains the most-targeted commodity by volume, according to EY’s latest report.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 2, 2015 | 6:30 pm

Poor market conditions put major chill on global exploration

Global exploration spending dropped 26% in last year, compared with 2013, as several juniors threw in the towel and producing miners slammed the brakes on capital and exploration expenditure.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 2, 2015 | 1:04 pm

Chinese rate cut lifts iron ore price

25-point base rate cut from People's Bank of China.

Andrew Topf | March 2, 2015 | 12:44 am

Vale’s shares dive as miner posts quarterly loss triggered by iron ore weakness

The world’s No. 1 iron ore producer by volume posted a second consecutive quarterly loss.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 26, 2015 | 6:19 pm

South Africa drops out of top 10 in Africa for mining investment

Namibia and Botswana top the latest mining investment attractiveness index for the continent and move into top 25 worldwide.

Frik Els | February 24, 2015 | 11:10 pm

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Vale to halt work at Malaysia terminal

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