The striking union at BHP Billiton's Escondida copper mine in Chile, the world's largest, said on Saturday it will not accept the company's offer to return to the negotiating table, and called on BHP to clarify its negotiating positions.
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Iron ore's rally is showing signs of cracking: the commodity posted the biggest weekly slump in almost four months amid rising concdern about the underlying demand in China.
​Chile's Escondida copper mine has had a preliminary chat with its union as a first step towards ending a month-long strike.
Mortgage pain in towns hit by a commodities downturn is beginning to be felt in parts of the financial system.
​Iron ore and steel futures in China fell to one-month lows. Spot iron ore slid below $U87 a tonne.
Rio Tinto is to get a new chairman later in the year, with Jan du Plessis expected to leave the company.
The head of one of the country's largest power utilities has warned there is no quick fix to the crisis that is enveloping the country's energy supplies.
Record cargoes of iron ore coming into China and fewer boatloads of steel going out signal a boon for BHP, Rio and Vale.
Chinese steel futures slipped for a second day as investors locked in recent gains. Spot iron ore tumbled 2.9 per cent.
Domestic gas supplies are at risk since the owners of Queensland's gas export projects have insufficient reserves to maintain contracted supplies
​Lawyers for Clive Palmer's globe-trotting nephew have asked the Federal Court to set aside orders requiring him to return to Australia to be grilled about the collapse of Queensland Nickel.
​Copper fell to its lowest in a month on a surge in warehouse stocks and zinc hit a seven-week low.
Chinese iron ore futures fell for a third straight day, pressured by a rising mountain of the raw material at China's ports.
The Federal Court has reserved its decision following an appeal of the approval of the Adani's huge Carmichael coal mine in Queensland's Galilee Basin.
​Rocketing iron ore prices may prompt Chinese producers to reopen mines shuttered years ago in a sector downturn.
Emirates Global Aluminium is preparing to sell shares amid a comeback in commodities prices.
Rio Tinto's former chief executive Sam Walsh has had part of his retirement payments he was due to receive withheld.
It is one of the largest undeveloped copper deposits in the world. Now, the smaller shareholder in the project, located in Papua New Guinea, has cried 'foul', warning that a planned board spill will give the Chinese government control.
Copper prices rose to their highest in more than a week as manufacturing data from China showed potential for strong demand.
Bullish and cautious aren't usually words found in the same sentence, but coking coal miners are "excited" about the outlook.
China has ordered steel and aluminium producers in 28 cities to slash output during winter, amid a war on smog.
China's top economic planner is said to be investigating the recent surge in steel and iron ore futures.
Declining output from existing oilfields will more than offset low demand growth resulting in the present oversupply to evaporate over the year ahead, BHP Billiton has forecast.
Gold fell after tapping a 3-1/2-month high as US Treasury yields rose and investors waited for US President Donald Trump.
BHP Billiton and striking workers at its Escondida copper mine have differing views on the state of play.
Fortescue Metals and Apollo Global are reportedly among the bidders for Wesfarmers's Australian coal operations.
Adani has been accused of withholding evidence during the latest legal bid to overturn its Carmichael mine in Queensland's Galilee Basin.
(Bloomberg) -- Brazil is moving to cast off the last shackles of government influence at iron-ore giant Vale SA -- but not before replacing the CEO with someone more politically palatable.
Clive Palmer's nephew has been on luxury cruises, visited famous US cities and started a European tour with his new girlfriend, but he has been ordered to end his travels with an economy flight home to face court.
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