[ferro-alloys.com] Global coal production is down record amounts thanks largely to China, BP's chief economist said Thursday, and coal's probably not coming back.

[ferro-alloys.com] Lumber And Copper Bounce - Watch Iron Ore And The BDI

[ferro-alloys.com] A consortium of companies including Korean steel juggernaut POSCO has made a bid for Arrium, a major Australian iron ore miner and steelmaker.

[ferro-alloys.com] Import prices Stateside fell more than expected last month amid a large drag from declining fuel import costs.

[ferro-alloys.com] Mining commodity prices are expected to decline over the next 12 months, largely as a result of slowing demand from China. But supply dynamics in markets such as iron ore and oil will also play a role in moving prices.

[ferro-alloys.com] The slump in the iron ore price might have some investors with their fingers on the panicked sell button, but Deutsche Bank is saying this drop is no doomsday scenario.

[ferro-alloys.com] Miners at the closed-down Wabush Mines in Labrador could be back on the job thanks to the recent signing of a collective agreement with the union.

[ferro-alloys.com] Aggregate profits of $20 billion versus a loss of $28 billion in 2015 Is the bad and the ugly over and the good returning to the mining industry? PwC seems to think so, according to a new report from the consulting firm.