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Glencore ‘wants to develop Guinean projects quickly’

A leaked presentation suggests Glencore is very serious about developing one of mining's richest prizes – West Africa's vast Simandou iron ore deposit.

Frik Els | August 6, 2014 | 9:49 am

Batista loses control of his iron ore darling MMX

The ex-billionaire will remain the largest shareholder of the firm he founded in 2005.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 5, 2014 | 11:00 am

Plenty of room for smaller iron ore players

800m tonnes going into Asian markets that the big four can't displace says 10m tonne per year Pilbara producer Atlas Iron.

Frik Els | August 4, 2014 | 12:05 pm

Why Australia’s mining explorers have stopped exploring

Australia’s most successful mining prospector has warned juniors face unprecedented hurdles to bring projects to market as excessive regulation and high start-up costs threaten to derail the next leg of the resources boom.

Australian Mining | August 4, 2014 | 10:21 am

ArcelorMittal back to profit despite challenging market conditions

The plunge in iron-ore prices is damping profits at the firm’s mining unit.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 1, 2014 | 12:00 pm

Iron ore price bulls are back

But prediction of a rise above $100 a tonne in the "near future" may not be enough for smaller producers as the big three flood markets.

Frik Els | August 1, 2014 | 5:02 am

Vale Q2 profit down on weak prices from iron glut

Write-downs also hurt bottom line, yet production robust.

Jeffrey Richmond | July 31, 2014 | 8:07 pm

Glencore, ArcelorMittal seeking stake in Simandou: report

They would be going for the northern portion of the massive iron ore deposit, seized from Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz and mining giant Vale in April.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 31, 2014 | 6:00 pm

Activist Casablanca Capital wins battle for Cliffs

The fund, with just a 5.2% stake in Cliffs, has vowed to sell or spin the miner's international operations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 30, 2014 | 5:30 pm

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Global iron ore production to grow 0.9% annually until 2028 – report

Vale outlook cut implies at least 14.7% sales drop in 2019

Italy ready for ‘legal battle of century’ with ArcelorMittal

BHP says it is unaffected by sanctions on China’s COSCO

Brazil court says could annul Vale acquisition of Ferrous Resources

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