Vale says court halts Brucutu iron mining operations

A shift to a limited partnership for tax advantages.

Rather than shoot for the stars, Paul Adams of DJ Carmichael argues that junior miners should focus on more modest projects best suited to maximizing shareholder value.

PDAC curse or blessing? Fresh from the Letter Writer Presentations track at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference, The Gold Report asked thought leaders to share their impressions from the annual minefest.

A drop.

The world's largest diversified miners are sold off Monday as copper, iron ore and coking coal prices slide.

China's steel industry in full panic mode as rumours of large mills collapsing see iron ore price and imports plummet.

It has raised a mere $232 million so far, as opposed to $4 billion originally forecast when the legislation was enacted in 2011.

The first contest in a series of many, kicks off on March 17.

Deteriorating outlook for China's steel industry and economy as a whole pushed iron ore price down 2.3% towards 9-month low on Friday.