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The spot assessment of Chinese nickel ore with a 1.8 per cent concentration has been losing ground since peaking around ...

Nickel ore oversupply looms

It may be going from bad to worse for the nickel price, amid rising risks of the market being pushed into oversupply.

"Firstly, demand for steel is not good enough as people had expected and now we have new restrictions on steel ...

Dalian iron ore retreats

​Iron ore futures in China fell to a four-month low on Thursday before recovering at the close, pressured by lean demand.

Hunter Valley coal mines: Rehabilitation arrangements have come under scrutiny.

Mine rehabilitation is 'inadequate and vague'

Provisions to rehabilitate the state's 450 mines in NSW are inadequate, their required outcomes vague, and the risks of long-term failure are uncovered, according to a report by the Auditor-General.

LME aluminium ended the day 1.3 per cent down at $US1879 a tonne, off an earlier two-month low of $US1874.

Copper hits four-month low

​Copper slid to a four-month low overnight after data showed a drop in imports into China, the world's biggest consumer.

A haul truck is loaded with iron ore at a Rio Tinto mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Iron ore revival snuffed out as 'weakest commodity' drops again

Iron ore's attempt at a rebound lasted just a few short hours as investor concern over robust supplies, including near-record port stockpiles, and speculation some traders in China were rushing to offload holdings combined to snuff out a brief gain in prices.

"Only much lower prices will shake out excess capacity," said Richard Knights, a London-based analyst at Liberum ...

Iron ore's accelerating rout

Iron ore's tough week has opened up a pathway for benchmark spot prices to drop back into the $US50s a tonne range.

BHP's suitor is not expected to leave quietly.

Elliott to court BHP's Australian shareholders

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.