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Australia’s regulator goes after Fortescue for demanding iron ore output cap

The competition watchdog did not welcome chairman Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest call for rivals Rio, BHP and Vale to agree to cap production.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 25, 2015 | 6:00 am

Belaruskali deal with China dents other players’ chances

The move may be the first of many more competitive deals by producers in the potash market, which has historically operated with large joint ventures controlling prices.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 24, 2015 | 9:23 am

Freeport axes dividend by 84% amid weak commodity prices

The copper and gold miner will pay a dividend of 5 cents.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 24, 2015 | 7:30 am

Cliffs sells Ontario’s Ring of Fire claims to Noront for $20 million

The U.S. miner said the sale is part of a strategy to divest non-core assets and focus on supplying iron ore pellets to the North American steel industry.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 23, 2015 | 6:03 am

Coal projects, port expansion could permanently damage Great Barrier Reef: report

The Great Barrier Reef is at risk of permanent damage should huge coalmining and a port development in Queensland go ahead, scientists say in a new report.

Andrew Topf | March 22, 2015 | 2:58 pm

Indian gold smuggling soars

Gold has not surprisingly found a back door into India, despite import restrictions on the yellow metal that were only recently lifted.

MINING.com Editor | March 20, 2015 | 7:26 pm

China claims coal mine deaths down to record low

Coal mine fatalities in China dropped almost 87% to 931 last year from more than 7,000 casualties registered in the sector in 2002, according to official figures recently disclosed.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 20, 2015 | 7:56 am

Copper up, FCX down as workers halt production at Grasberg

The copper price recovered from a one-month low on Wednesday to gain 3% on Thursday, as the metal markets reacted to a dovish Fed statement and news out of Indonesia that production has stopped at the Grasberg mine.

MINING.com Editor | March 20, 2015 | 6:31 am

Caterpillar Feb. sales down 11%

The company experienced a annual drop in the resource industries segment sales in every geographic region except Asia/Pacific.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 19, 2015 | 9:48 am

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