Alcoa's Portland smelter is "under significant pressure", but the Victorian government is in talks with the aluminium producer to help keep jobs afloat.

Nickel developer Axiom Mining was targeting first shipment of ore from its Isabel nickel project, in the Solomon Islands, during the first quarter of this year.

Australian nickel miners are under increasing pressure to suspend or cut production, with investors eyeing key announcements in coming weeks after rival producers in New Caledonia won a pledge of support from France. Benchmark prices of the steel-making materi...

2015 results have been very significantly impacted by struggling world crisis of metal and mining sector with prices at their lowest in 15 years - nickel and manganese have been specifically and simultaneously affected.

South32 is prepared to buy Anglo American's manganese assets if the London-based miner is willing to accept a realistic offer.

2015 was a terrible year for commodities, including metals, with prices continuing to tumble throughout the year based in the main on the slump in the price of oil, concerns about slowing growth in China, and the strengthening of the US Dollar which makes

They cover a 12,000 square km area and could be rich in gold, iron ore, tin and tungsten, among others

Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced Feb 9, 2016, that a law reform bill related to the feed-in tariff policy has been approved by the Cabinet.