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Iron ore to slide below $46 a tonne by 2021 — analysts

BMI Research expects prices to continue sliding for at least the next five years on rising supplies from Australia and Brazil and expectations for a surplus.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 25, 2017 | 7:35 am

Caterpillar soars as first quarter sales jump for first time in over two years

The giant equipment maker's quarterly profit surged past estimates helped by a recovery in most of its end markets.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 25, 2017 | 3:47 am

More iron ore comes to the market as Anglo’s output soars in Q1

Both iron ore and diamond output rose in the first quarter thanks to a continued ramping-up of the company's Minas Rio mine in Brazil and improvements in the gem market.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 24, 2017 | 6:05 am

BMA investment to create hundreds of jobs

BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) has announced it will invest over two hundred million dollars into the Bowen Basin, creating hundreds of jobs, which shows the ongoing strength of Queensland’s coal industry.

Queensland Resources Council | April 21, 2017 | 2:27 pm

Coking coal price correction turns into crash

–9% on Friday.

Frik Els | April 21, 2017 | 1:49 pm

BHP top shareholders step up pressure for oil spinoff

They're pressing the company not only to accept a proposal by activist investor Elliott Management to spin off its US petroleum business, but to fully demerge all of its oil and gas assets.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 21, 2017 | 10:19 am

Strike at Escondida hurt Rio Tinto copper output

Production for the first three months of the year slumped 37% compared with the same period of 2016.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 21, 2017 | 4:27 am

Post cyclone coking coal price plunge

Drops 4% to $289.50 a tonne despite greater than expected Australian supply outage.

Frik Els | April 20, 2017 | 3:03 pm

Vale’s iron ore output just hit another record

Production of the steelmaking raw material jumped 11% to 86.2 million tonnes in the January-March period, compared to the same quarter a year earlier.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 20, 2017 | 8:22 am

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