Australia to review environmental protection act

Currently Vale supplies 12% to 14% of China’s consumption of the steel-making ingredient.

WTO ruling an afterthought as Beijing approves sweeping changes to its rare earth industry and fast-tracks state stockpiling.

It's just not happening; thanks to support from China's local governments says new report.

Casablanca Capital-backed Lourenco Goncalves (55) is also the new chairman of the board.

Experts claim ban is unlikely to have a significant impact on the country's coal consumption in the short term.

More than half country's iron ore shipped via export hub.

Firm aims to become a pure mining services provider.

Smaller firms with lower overheads and more leeway to restructure operations have already picked up $912m of assets hacked off by top gold producers.

800m tonnes going into Asian markets that the big four can't displace says 10m tonne per year Pilbara producer Atlas Iron.