BHP Billiton hits seven-year low in wake of Brazil disaster
Analysts estimate the accident is likely to keep the the Samarco iron ore mine shut until financial 2019, with clean-up costs exceeding US$1 billion.
Analysts estimate the accident is likely to keep the the Samarco iron ore mine shut until financial 2019, with clean-up costs exceeding US$1 billion.
Images of widespread damage.
So far in 2015, the state of the global diamond industry has been closely aligned with the posture of the global economy, as it so often is, and should be.
Cliffs CEO heaps scorn on Rio Tinto and BHP living in "an imaginary world" as iron ore falls to second lowest spot price on record.
The Vancouver-based streaming company says the deal immediately adds expected average silver production of 5.1 million ounces per year.
At fifth plenum Beijing recommits to high economic growth rates, faster urbanization and indicates it's willing to step in to make it happen.
With depressed commodity prices exerting sustained negative pressure on profitability, the mining industry finds itself in the badlands. In stepping up to the plate, every decision is critical, more so in choosing the right supplier partner.
Most of the profit goes to powerful military and ex-junta figures instead of the state coffers, a report reveals.
Part 2 covers the high-profile bidding war that ensued between rival companies such as Teck, Inco, and Falconbridge to buy Voisey's Bay.
"The major producers are adding incremental volume at around $20 a tonne, that gives you a sense of where the vulnerability is."