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Iron ore price crashes through $50

Iron ore price plummets again on reports Beijing may force 40% of China's steel mills to shut down amid pollution crackdown.

Frik Els | April 1, 2015 | 3:11 pm

Less than half of copper projects needed to meet demand

New report identifies 231 existing copper projects with potential output of nearly 13m tonnes which will more than make up for long-term mine depletion.

Frik Els | March 31, 2015 | 10:44 pm

Iron ore price enters free fall

3.6% plunge to just above $50 a tonne on Tuesday brings year to date losses to 28%.

Frik Els | March 31, 2015 | 3:03 pm

Fresh iron ore price plunge

Iron ore price falls more than 2% on Monday bringing 2015 losses to 25%. Next stop $45 a tonne says new report.

Frik Els | March 30, 2015 | 12:05 pm

Canpotex finalizes pricing deal with China

While it did not release price terms, it is believed the group will be selling its crop nutrient for US$315 per a tonne,

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 30, 2015 | 11:00 am

PetroChina wants to smoothly sail away from the oil sand business

The oil giant is “actively engaged” in talks to swap North American assets, mostly Canadian, with international oil companies.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 27, 2015 | 8:23 am

Chinese miners keep digging for iron ore despite most losing money

The situation, industry officials said Friday, can’t continue for much longer.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 27, 2015 | 6:00 am

Scepticism grows over North Korea’s massive rare earth discovery

Experts are raising questions about the legitimacy of North Korea's estimated reserves of rare earths, used from computers to cars and defense missiles.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 27, 2015 | 4:12 am

Iron ore price output caps called ‘hare brained’

Rio's Sam Walsh says any scheme to artificially prop up prices hovering at six-year lows is "physically not going to work."

Frik Els | March 26, 2015 | 3:40 pm

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