Australia’s iron ore export hub starts clearing port ahead of cyclone The Pilbara Ports Authority has begun clearing large vessels from anchorages at Port Hedland, the world's biggest iron ore loading hub. Reuters | January 20, 2021 | 3:04 pm
China rescuers prepare escape route for trapped gold miners A total of 22 workers were trapped underground in the Hushan gold mine on the outskirts of Yantai, on China's eastern coast. Reuters | January 20, 2021 | 10:07 am
China’s imports of Australian copper ore plunged to zero China's imports of copper concentrate from Australia dried up completely in December amid tense bilateral relations. Reuters | January 20, 2021 | 8:47 am
China bought most iron ore from Australia, Brazil in 2020, but imports from India up nearly 90% Almost two-thirds of India's iron ore exports to China had less than 58% iron content. Reuters | January 20, 2021 | 8:26 am
BHP raises full-year iron ore output forecast Company upgraded its full-year iron ore production outlook on sustained China demand and restart of Samarco operations. Reuters | January 19, 2021 | 1:54 pm
Trapped China gold miners get porridge, blankets, one miner in coma A total of 22 workers were left trapped in the Hushan mine, in Shandong province, after an explosion on Jan. 10. Reuters | January 19, 2021 | 9:52 am
End of an era? LME proposes closure of open-outcry trade The LME floor closed in March 2020 for the first time since World War II to allow the social-distancing needed to deal with covid-19. Reuters | January 19, 2021 | 9:07 am
Hedge fund to take Vedanta dispute to US regulators Kyma Capital is set to complain to US regulators in a dispute with Indian billionaire Anil Agarwal over nearly $1 billion in loans. Reuters | January 19, 2021 | 9:01 am
Rio Tinto CEO urges patience in repairing Indigenous ties as iron ore output grows Stausholm said he wants to take "a more inclusive approach" with all stakeholders to improve the company's decision-making and performance. Reuters | January 19, 2021 | 8:25 am
Ivanhoe’s Friedland taking ‘hard look’ at US projects The US remains under-explored because previous administrations have considered mining a "toxic" industry, Robert Friedland said. Reuters | January 18, 2021 | 11:21 am
China coal output rises to highest since 2015 China's coal mining sector was one of the first industries to resume operations when covid travel restrictions were gradually relaxed. Reuters | January 18, 2021 | 10:01 am
New Rio Tinto boss has Mongolian bullet to bite Rio chief exec Jakob Stausholm has a challenging to-do list and atop it sits the troubled $10 billion Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold project. Reuters | January 18, 2021 | 9:31 am