BHP, RIO, FMG have been hit by Chinese cyber attacks in the past. This type of news does not help relations with Australia. Join discussion...

BHP and Rio have been paying royalties at a concessional rate since the 60's. The WA Gov. now wants them to pay the full royalty rate, like other miners. Join discussion...

"A Chinese industrial group has urged domestic steel companies to stop buying iron ore from the world's top three miners in protest of an alleged price monopoly" Join discussion...

"China has charged four employees of mining giant Rio Tinto, including an Australian national, with violating bribery and trade secret laws, the state news agency Xinhua reports." Join discussion...

Mining company Rio Tinto has suspended iron ore pricing negotiations with China because of the detention of its executive Stern Hu. Join discussion...

IN A development which could resurrect the pricing spat between iron ore miners and China, the spot price of iron ore, which reached more than $US100 a tonne last month, has crashed to ~$60. Join discussion...

BHP/Rio suspending spot market sales of iron ore. Read the last paragraph- if true, it can develop into iron ore trade war. Join discussion...

"The Chinese government says it has proof that four senior Rio Tinto executives detained in Shanghai stole state secrets." Join discussion...

More games played by the Chinese Join discussion...

China threatening to flex its economic muscle here- trade sanctions on BHP-RIO. Join discussion...