Iron Ore


Iron ore mining by Rio Tinto in Australia's Pilbara region. Credit: WSJ.

Rio Tinto’s emissions targets come under fire

Rio Tinto’s (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) new carbon emissions reduction targets have triggered heated criticism from some investors and environmental groups, with a group led by a Friends of the…


PDAC: Investment bankers discuss coronavirus impact

In a capital markets session at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada, investment bankers from BMO Capital Markets, TD Securities, CIBC Capital Markets and RBC Capital Markets discussed the…


PDAC: Coronavirus weighs on mining outlook

It’s usually difficult to find a seat at the commodities session on the opening day of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention held in early March in…




Iron ore pellets. Credit: Siemens.

Iron price falls on coronavirus

Benchmark iron ore prices fell on Jan. 29 as China — responsible for more than 70% of the world’s seaborne iron ore trade — struggles to control the deadly coronavirus…




Editorial: Top stories of 2019

The mining industry had its share of tragedy this year starting in January with the murder of Canadian geologist Kirk Woodman in Burkina Faso and Vale’s tailings dam disaster in…




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