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Australian Contract Price Iron Ore and Coking Coal Export to Halve as Chinese Growth Slumps


The crisis and the effects on the domestic economy are expected to deepen as commodity prices fall because of reduced global demand.

Two Biggest Mining Company, BHP and Rio Tinto : BHP Billiton backs off bid for Rio Tinto


One of the biggest planned mergers in corporate history, between mining groups BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, was scrapped yesterday after a year of preparation, in a move that spread further gloom about the state of the global economy.
The hostile takeover by BHP was once worth $140bn (£92bn) but the collapse in commodity prices and [...]