Iron ore
Opinion
Mergers & acquisitions
BHP’s $60b bid forces Anglo American to confront its own shortcomings
Whether successful or not, the Australian mining giant’s offer puts pressure on Anglo’s board and management to consider significant changes to its business.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Opinion
Company mergers
BHP’s clever plan for dealing with Anglo’s poison pills
BHP has approached the embattled Anglo American mining house with an all-scrip offer that would see the group’s most troublesome assets spun off.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Fortescue takes ‘milestone step towards green shipping’ amid iron ore hit
Iron ore shipments of 43.3 million tonnes were six per cent lower than previous corresponding quarter because of the ore derailment in late December and weather disruptions.
- by Simon Johanson
Mental health behind WA miners’ move towards more even-time FIFO rosters
A study into the mental health of FIFO workers called for them to spend no more than half their time on site. Six years on, WA’s mining sector appears to have listened.Â
- by Peter Milne
Rio Tinto says global economy resilient, inflation easing despite patchy China
Shipments of its key commodity iron ore fell over the past three months as bad weather disrupted Rio’s ports, the mining giant said.
- by Simon Johanson
Tasmanian Devil tooth among ‘mind-blowing’ finds in destroyed Juukan Gorge cave
The first physical evidence that Tasmanian Devils once lived in the Pilbara is among the ‘mind-blowing’ finds made by in what is left of a rock shelter blasted by Rio Tinto in 2020.
- by Peter Milne
The iron men with a $3 billion plan to save the planet
Two former Fortescue executives want to reduce the enormous carbon footprint of iron ore, Australia’s most lucrative export industry. It’ll cost at least $3 billion.
- by Anne Hyland
FMG’s Pilbara actions ‘like kicking a dog when it’s down’, court hears
A remote Aboriginal community’s long and poisonous battle with Fortescue Metals Group over its iron ore-rich Pilbara land has reached the Federal Court.
- by Rudi Maxwell
Crucial export iron ore under pressure from China’s economy
Australia’s biggest miners face the prospect of iron ore prices staying flat for longer, analysts suggest.
- by Simon Johanson
Opinion
Commodities
Why metals will shrug off history’s greatest property crash
A curious thing has been happening in China’s vast real estate market — or rather, not happening.
- by David Fickling
Mining star Fortescue turns biggest loser, thanks to China slump
The iron ore giant’s months-long stock rally appears to be over as investors turn sour on the company’s earnings growth and high exposure to slumping metal prices.
- by Georgina McKay and Paul-Alain Hunt