Rio Tinto 2018 iron ore shipments rise 2%, copper output jumps 33%

Steel yourself: 91% of Asia's steelmakers believe prices wil fall further from today's record lows.

"It was getting to the stage where it was absolutely ridiculous."

Mining in the region would imperil the survival of the only robust Tasmanian devil population still left in the wild.

Officials from Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Guinea and Liberia are meeting in London this week.

The iron ore rally is holding for now, but struggling Chinese steelmakers now say the worst is yet to come.

More than 150 scientists from 33 institutions signed a letter warning the Australian government of the mounting threats to the Great Barrier Reef from new coal ports and other industrial projects.

Government will also introduce new environmental laws.

The world's 40 largest miners announced a massive $45 billion in writedowns last year.

Rally in steelmaking ingredient gathers steam.