Iron ore prices help Rio Tinto fork out $1bn dividend, despite Oyu Tolgoi setback

Copper has gained an increasingly important role in Glencore Xstrata's portfolio since last year’s mega merger.

Strike enters 14th week: 600,000oz platinum lost already and another 300,000oz projected even after labour action ends according to new GFMS survey.

Kibali will rank as one of the largest gold mines in Africa when in full production, expecting to produce an average of 600,000 ounces of gold per annum over the first twelve years of its life.

Analysts say it could be the single biggest litigation in mining history.

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

Workers desperate after three months without pay loot shopping mall and set community buildings alight.

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.

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

Not shareholder friendly and bureaucratic.