Iron ore price retreats as steel slides and BHP shifts into gear at South Flank

Blockchain technology and the smart contracts it enables are the next innovations the mining industry needs to adopt in order to improve efficiencies and increase market transparency, a paper published by global law firm White & Case says.

The fresh round of returns follows Rio’s promise in August to give shareholders up to $7 billion through dividends and share buybacks.

The Norwegian firm, one of the world’s top producers of aluminum and alumina, said the deal faced opposition from European regulators.

Australian mineral sands developer Sheffield Resources said on Wednesday it will receive a $69 million loan from Australia's northern infrastructure fund to help develop its Thunderbird project.

Poland's state-run JSW awaits approval from the Energy Ministry in its bid to acquire the mining assets of Australia's Prairie Mining

Until now, the Australian miner had been advancing exploration projects in Latin America focused mainly on gold, but with significant exposure to copper, molybdenum and zinc.

Nickel has finally succumbed to the base metals price rout.

Miner will ask shareholders at the annual meeting in October to vote to rename the company in an effort to emphasize its Australian roots.

The Maricunga project in northern Chile has seen significant past exploration, with over $30 million spent to date.