China's clouded iron ore import outlook
Spot iron ore remains highly exposed to Chinese demand, which appears poised to ease as hope for supply tightness fades.
Spot iron ore remains highly exposed to Chinese demand, which appears poised to ease as hope for supply tightness fades.
Iron ore is in full-scale retreat, with futures in China plunging to end limit-down on investor concern about demand.
Copper fell to five-months lows , posting its biggest two-day loss since July 2015, on rising inventories.
Rio Tinto chief executive Jean Sebastien Jacques said he has no real concerns about China's iron ore demand in 2017, and the indications for 2018 are positive.
A recent multi-million dollar tax ruling against oil giant Chevron, if allowed to stand, would have ripple effects across the globe.
Elliott Management will meet with BHP Billiton's Australian shareholders this week as the activist investor pushes for strategic changes at the world's biggest miner, two sources familiar with the matter said on Monday.
Coal has big role to play in Australia's energy future, Malcolm Turnbull says.
The latest tumble of the man who became known as Diamond Joe has been played out in bankruptcy proceedings.
Almost 300 square kilometres of central Queensland will be opened up for coal exploration.
Copper and zinc fell, while nickel recovered from a fresh 10-month low, on concern about demand in China.
Shanghai rebar steel futures advanced for a third straight session, supported by market expectations of production curbs.
Shares in Vale slumped the most in two weeks, as executives signalled lacklustre trends for iron ore prices this year.
The biggest copper producers are sounding the alarm on mounting supply troubles.
China's steel futures climbed amid unconfirmed market talk of production curbs in cities surrounding Beijing.
BHP Billiton won't want to appear like its decision to sell a lick of its American onshore shale oil and gas assets is a response to bullying from US activist shareholder Elliott Associates.
The mining giant has reported a 20 per cent drop in nine-month copper production and cut its full-year production guidance due to industrial action at its Escondida mine in northern Chile.
Iron ore's early-year rally might prove to be a high-water mark for at least the next half decade, according to BMI Research.
De Beers went on a selling spree in the first quarter after India torpedoed demand abolishing large-denomination banknotes.
Iron ore is destined to retreat back below $US50 a tonne next year as supplies go on rising, says Westpac's Justin Smirk.
Copper rose as the French presidential election results. However, the red metal remains vulnerable to a correction.
Mining giant Anglo American has suffered a hit to its Australian coal business in the wake of Cyclone Debbie.
Matt Chamberlain takes charge of the LME with a mandate to reform the world's largest and oldest metals market.
After a rough ride, metals could be on the verge of a recovery. And it's thanks to China, according to Goldman Sachs.
The miner will consider all legal and administrative remedies available.
Multinational oil giant Chevron has lost its appeal against a multimillion-dollar tax bill issued by the Australian Taxation Office, setting the scene for the tax man to challenge other companies with dubious tax schemes.
Australia is caught in a disconnect between the trajectory of its key commodity export and a currency that refuses to follow suit.
Iron ore and steel futures in China bounced back on Thursday from a three-day fall and after a volatile session.
Woodside Petroleum has increased its drilling program in Myanmar as the energy giant's March quarter output missed the mark.
Rio Tinto's iron ore shipments slipped in the first quarter as bad weather hit operations.
Newcrest Mining has said it no longer expects Cadia Valley Operations to meet its production targets following Good Friday's earthquake, with underground work to remain on hold.
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