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BHP cuts dividend as China slowdown hits Australian iron ore miners

The largest Australian miner has slashed its interim dividend and also posted a weaker profit.

  • Nick Toscano

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Demand for iron ore, which has been the core of BHP’s earnings, appears to have peaked, but the miner’s copper production is soaring and bodes well for the future.

BHP looks beyond the iron ore era, betting on the next big thing

Demand for iron ore, which has long been the core of BHP’s earnings, may have peaked, but the miner’s copper production bodes well for the future.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
Dr Shanta Barley, Chief Climate Scientist, Fortescue, at the Climate Integrity Summit.

Australians are being misled by ‘dodgy’ offsets, say Fortescue

The iron ore giant says the public is being misled into believing that low-quality carbon offset schemes will lead to net zero, despite evidence that only reducing fossil fuels will work.

  • Michael Bachelard
Macarthur Minerals secures mining executive Nigel Jones as consultant to develop its Moonshine magnetite iron ore project in Western Australia.

Macarthur engages mining heavyweight to drive WA magnetite ambitions

Macarthur Minerals has pulled in a big gun to advance its Moonshine iron ore project in WA, securing the services of mining executive Nigel Jones.

  • Andrew Todd
The recovery of China’s property sector is crucial for Australia’s economy.

Rio Tinto sends a China warning amid property crisis

Mining giant Rio Tinto has warned China’s crisis-stricken property market poses an ongoing threat to Australia’s most valuable export, iron ore.

  • Nick Toscano
Macarthur Minerals is aiming to develop its Moonshine magnetite iron ore project in the Yilgarn region of Western Australia.

Macarthur banks another $250K from WA iron ore rights sale

Macarthur Minerals has received a further $250,000 payment from selling the rights to mine and develop its WA Lake Giles Ularring iron ore play.

  • Craig Nolan
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Gel Aguaviva has been missing since December 26.

Crew member missing off Rio Tinto bulk carrier headed for WA

The iron ore giant confirmed on Thursday Gel Aguaviva, a deck fitter on board its bulk carrier RTM Zheng He, went missing on December 26.

  • Hamish Hastie
The NeoSmelt site in Kwinana.

‘Holy grail for Western Australia’: New world-leading green steelmaking location announced

The West Australian government has announced the location that will be turning Pilbara iron ore into steel, making the state finally “more than just a quarry”. 

  • Emma Young
Autonomous haul trucks travels along a haul road at Rio Tinto Group’s Gudai-Darri iron ore mine.

$78 billion wipeout: Activist investor makes plea to Rio Tinto

An activist investor is urging the resources giant to give up its dual listing on the London and Australian stock exchanges, saying it has destroyed massive amounts of shareholder value.

  • Simon Johanson
A downturn in the mining industry could see Perth property prices fall.

The iron-clad reason this investor thinks Perth house prices will fall in 2025

If iron ore prices suddenly plunge, then the WA economy and its housing market could turn on a dime with little warning, according to some experts.

  • Sarah Brookes

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