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Rio’s revised iron ore guidance pushes price to three-month high

From the recent low of $53.36 a tonne hit on June 13, iron ore prices have now surged more than 27%.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 18, 2017 | 7:52 am

Coal mine sold for less than $1 reopens, to reach full production by year-end

Blair Athol thermal coal mine, located in Queensland, Australia, had been closed since 2012 when former owner Rio Tinto shut down operations after almost 30 years of production.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 18, 2017 | 5:44 am

Rio Tinto axes iron ore export forecast for the year

It also revised down its expected share of hard coking coal for the year to between 7.2 to 7.8 million tonnes from 7.8 to 8.4 million tonnes.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 18, 2017 | 3:35 am

BHP to speed up Jansen development as potash demand to double by 2040

The world's largest miner believes potash will be a $50 billion market by the late 2040s.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 17, 2017 | 3:46 am

Glencore tackles difficult subject through new charity

Mining is often described as a dangerous profession, but lurking behind the physical injuries, suicide has become a disturbing trend particularly in Australia.

Andrew Topf | July 16, 2017 | 8:03 pm

Iron ore price hits 10-week high on China renewed appetite

Ore with 62% content in Qingdao added $1.86 overnight to close at $65.91, the highest since May 3 and 20% more than those year lows hit mid-June

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 13, 2017 | 3:43 am

Australia to pay China’s Shenhua $200 mln to buy back mining licence

Australia's New South Wales state said on Wednesday it would buy back half of a coal exploration licence from China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd , bowing to pressure from farmers and environmentalists opposed to mining on prime agricultural land.

Reuters | July 12, 2017 | 4:00 pm

Rio Tinto in search of the next Escondida mine in Chile

The so-called Palmani project aims to discover and characterize the mining potential of an area located in Chile's extreme north, at about at 2,100 metres of altitude.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 11, 2017 | 9:24 am

Private capital says no to mining

Study shows Q2 2017 new private capital for natural resources investment dropped to lowest since 2011 and not a single mining fund were able to raise money.

Frik Els | July 7, 2017 | 4:37 pm

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