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Padbury Mining walks away from $6.5bn Oakajee iron ore port and rail project

Oakajee could have enable the region's iron ore miners to be one of the major suppliers of the steel-making material to Asia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 30, 2014 | 1:27 pm

Aussie iron ore miner wins approval despite alleged risks for Tasmanian devil

The decision comes only a few days after a prominent wildlife biologist said the presence of extractive companies in the Tarkine will have minimal impacts on the endangered animal.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 29, 2014 | 1:11 pm

Canada’s Ontario to invest up to $1bn in Ring of Fire

The province is asking the Federal government to match the funds.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 28, 2014 | 7:33 pm

Iron ore price plunges to 6-week low, producers hammered

Iron ore price drops 2.2% as stockpiles in China surge to new record and worries over country's property market mounts.

Frik Els | April 28, 2014 | 7:21 pm

Mick Davis wants BHP’s coal division to be cornerstone of his new mining empire

Davis’ X2 Resources has already built a war chest of almost $4 billion and is believed to be asking JPMorgan for US$8bn loan to back up a formal offer to BHP.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 28, 2014 | 2:04 pm

Vale mulls legal action over lost iron ore rights in Guinea

The world’s biggest iron ore miner says it's “actively considering its legal rights and options.”

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 28, 2014 | 1:36 pm

Brazil appeals court rules in Vale’s favour over $10bn tax bill

Brazil's second highest court has ruled in favour of iron ore giant Vale in a $10 billion decade-long dispute over taxation of foreign subsidiaries.

Frik Els | April 24, 2014 | 10:17 pm

Platinum strike doesn’t get to spoil Anglo American’s first quarter results

Platinum output fell by nearly 40% as a consequence of a more than three-month strike over pay in the sector South Africa.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 24, 2014 | 2:00 pm

BHP cuts ribbon at its $3.6bn Jimblebar iron ore mine expansion

The mine has an initial annual production capacity of 35 million tonnes and is a key part of BHP's plans to lift capacity from its Pilbara operations to 220 million tonnes a year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 23, 2014 | 10:00 am

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