April 24, 2015

Iron ore price enters bull market

After a stunning week of gains iron ore is now trading 22% above record lows hit early April.

April 24, 2015

Barrick faces fresh opposition to executive pay plan

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board will vote against the gold miner’s executive compensation structure next week.

April 24, 2015

China scrapping rare earth export tax will boost demand — Lynas

Beijing had been widely expected to eliminate tariffs and quotas on rare earth shipments after a World Trade Organization panel branded them discriminatory last year.

April 23, 2015

Newmont Mining earnings are 50 pct higher in Q1

Outlook is unchanged.

April 23, 2015

Chile to fine Barrick over ten new environmental violations

The country's Superintendence for the Environment (SMA) also said the miner has not properly monitored the impact on nearby glaciers.

April 22, 2015

Iron ore price rockets

Jumps 6% on Wednesday to four-week highs despite record-setting production numbers from Big Three.

April 22, 2015

How to make money in renewable energy: NBF’s Rupert Merer

Rupert Merer analyzes that growing energy sector for National Bank Financial and tells The Mining Report why betting on the future of renewables is a prudent strategy for profit growth.

April 22, 2015

Mick Davis tells investors to stay away from coal, Africa

When asked about how much lower commodities prices will dive this year, Davis said he thought they were close to hitting rock bottom.

April 22, 2015

BHP yields to pressure and low prices, halts iron ore expansion

The company has become the first big miner to delay a planned output expansion.

April 21, 2015

Rio Tinto iron ore output up again, but exports fall

The miner shipped 72.5m tonnes in the quarter, up 9% from a year earlier but down 12% sequentially.