Glencore signs deals to buy 49% of Hunter Valley coal
Glencore's share price has edged higher after its Hunter Valley coal deal, expected to be completed in six months, followed a bidding war.
Vale's net slips on currency, costs
Vale, the world's largest producer of iron ore, was crimped by a weaker currency and higher output costs in its latest quarter.
Goldman turns bullish on iron ore
Goldman Sachs boosted its iron ore forecast for the next three months to $US70 a tonne, from $US55.
Tin rises on smelter shutdown reports
Tin hit its highest price in six months on reports of smelter shutdowns in China, the world's largest tin producer.
Fortescue beats guidance, cuts costs
Fortescue Metals Group has reported higher than expected fiscal 2017 iron ore shipments and said it cut costs by 15 per cent in the fourth quarter amid a widening price discount for its ore.
Calls to scrap Bylong coal mine after proposal savaged
Plans to develop an open-cut coal mine in the bucolic Bylong Valley lack key information about the impacts on the landscape, water resources and the community, the state's Planning Assessment Commission has found.
Kumba Iron Ore sees price retreat
Kumba Iron Ore chief Themba Mkhwanazi expects iron ore to fall back to $US55-$US60 a tonne in the second half.
Red metal is red hot
Copper surged, lifting shares of producers including Glencore, on bets that demand in China will fuel a global shortage.
China steel futures extend rally
China's steel rebar futures climbed for a third session as the crackdown on low-tech steel furnaces accelerated.
Brazil hikes iron ore royalties
Brazil unveiled sweeping changes to its mining code, boosting royalties in the latest move to reduce a budget deficit.
Copper rallies to 2-year highs
Copper prices hit their highest in more than two years, boosted by signs of robust demand from China.
Scholars back journalist in Adani 'crony capitalism' row
Gautam Adani is the focus of an uproar over the resignation of a top journalist who alleged that Indian PM Narendra Modi helped the Adani Group.
Rio Tinto's Guinea project under investigation in UK
Rio Tinto Group faces a probe by Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) over its business dealings in Guinea.
'I will tax you to death': Duterte crackdown could hit Australian miners
The Philippine president wants all minerals extracted in his country to be processed domestically.
Newcrest meets 2017 gold target despite earthquake
Newcrest Mining said its fourth-quarter gold production fell 7.7 per cent from a year ago after its flagship Cadia mine was hit by an earthquake, but output was just enough to meet its full-year target.
Copper reaches highest since March
Copper hit a 4-1/2 month peak on strong growth in China, a weak US dollar and worries about supply disruptions.
'Don't tell us how to spend our money' - owners blast Fortescue
Fortescue Metal Group is likely to lodge an appeal after the Federal Court recognised a native title claimant group has exclusive rights over Pilbara land where the company operates the Solomon iron ore mine.
Clive Palmer back from 'romantic' cruise - and straight to court
Businessman and former MP Clive Palmer is back on Australian soil after a lavish Mediterranean cruise but he's still not sure where in the world his globe-trotting nephew is.
Fortescue likely to appeal native title decision
Fortescue Metal Group is likely to lodge an appeal after the Federal Court recognised a native title claimant group has exclusive rights over Pilbara land where the company operates the Solomon iron ore mine.
Iron ore's surge draws sceptics
Iron ore's strong start to the second half will probably fade, according to Sucden Financial and Bank Julius Baer & Co.
Vale sets quarterly output record
Vale said iron ore output would close the year near the bottom of its forecast of 360 million to 380 million tonnes.
''Mine without consent" traditional owners want compensation
Native title holders in the Pilbara will seek compensation after winning their long-running battle with iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group.
Woodside brushes off looming Qatar competition
A plan by top global liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter Qatar to ramp up output will stall the expected growth of U.S. LNG exports, Woodside Petroleum chief executive Peter Coleman said.
Vale seen posting record iron ore output
The reigning iron-ore king Vale is expected to set another quarterly production record when it reports this week.
Focus shifts to BHP's cash pile after strong result
BHP has hit its annual production target for iron ore in the year just ended, thanks to record production in Western Australia.
BHP posts lifts in iron ore, thermal coal production
BHP has hit its annual production target for iron ore in the year just ended, thanks to record production numbers at its West Australian iron ore operations.
Palmer launches appeal in defamation case against Turnbull and Cash
The case was brought against Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Employment Minister Senator Michaelia Cash after alleged comments made at press conferences in China last year.
Rio narrows full-year iron ore guidance on weather, rail works
Average prices for Rio Tinto iron ore from the Pilbara in the first half of 2017 are up 26.5 per cent on average prices for full year 2016, according to a production update released by the mining giant on Tuesday.
Steel output rests on speculative interest
The underlying reality is that China's steel mills are being incentivised to lift production rates by strong prices.
Sprott sees gold bull market
Sprott, the precious metals-focused money manager, sees gold rising through $US1400 an ounce by the end of 2017.