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BHP Iron Ore: OK already, we’ll stop expanding

CEO Andrew Mackenzie tells shareholders while output is still increasing at no. 3 producer, it's been three years since new spending was approved.

Frik Els | November 20, 2014 | 10:53 pm

Rinehart children’s Roy Hill lawsuit to be fought in public

Billionaire iron ore tycoon Gina Rinehart loses fight to keep secret court proceedings in family dispute over ownership of Roy Hill and Hope Downs iron ore mines.

Frik Els | November 20, 2014 | 12:01 am

Iron ore price enters freefall

Iron ore price down more than 7% over two sessions to just above $70 as supply swamps China just as steel consumption falls for the first time in 14 years.

Frik Els | November 19, 2014 | 6:28 pm

Australia FTA with China: shift from mining to dining

Deal should help bolster Australia's already strong links to Asia and the ongoing 'rebalancing' of the nation's growth towards the non-mining sectors.

HSBC Bank | November 19, 2014 | 5:44 pm

Cliffs mulls closing Bloom Lake iron ore mine for lack of buyers

Closing the mine will cost $650 million to $700 million over the next five years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 19, 2014 | 3:05 pm

What you need to know about the Canadian government’s corporate social responsibility initiative

Being eligible for “enhanced Government of Canada economic diplomacy.”

Michael Torrance - Norton Rose Fulbright | November 18, 2014 | 7:17 pm

Iron ore price crashes 4%

Drops to June 2009 levels on the way to $70 a tonne after Chinese house prices fall for sixth month in a row.

Frik Els | November 18, 2014 | 1:09 pm

Adani lines up $1bn for Australia’s Carmichael coal complex

The mine and rail project in Queensland's Galilee Basin is expected produce 60 million tonnes of thermal coal a year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 18, 2014 | 11:51 am

Batista’s new ventures: dog cloning, impotence pills, breath freshener

Disgraced Brazilian tycoon on trial for insider trading has signed development deals with a South Korean pharmaceutical company and a dog cloning scientist.

Frik Els | November 17, 2014 | 7:11 pm

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