June 30, 2023

Brazil mining regulator squeezed by staffing, budget cuts, labor leader says

Resources are stretched so thin at Brazil’s mining regulator that officials have walked off the job.

June 30, 2023

Iron ore price set for best month in 2023 on China stimulus hopes

Spot prices of China-bound iron ore have also climbed this month, buoyed by improved demand.

June 29, 2023

Fixing deep-sea mining damage would be double the cost of extraction — study

Ecosystem restoration would cost between $5.3 - $5.7m per sq. km, compared with $2.7m sq. km to mine the seafloor.

June 28, 2023

Mining the Moon to lift off within ten years — NASA

The US space agency is looking to operate a pilot processing plant for lunar resources by 2032, as part of its planned Artemis missions.

June 27, 2023

Iron ore price rises as China says more stimulus in store

China will roll out more practical, effective measures to expand domestic demand and stoke market vitality, Premier Li said.

June 27, 2023

FPX Nickel optimizes the Baptiste flowsheet boosting recovery to 88.7%

The Baptiste deposit in British Columbia is part of FPX’s 100%-owned Decar nickel project.

June 27, 2023

Column: BHP plans credible, financially viable but slow path to decarbonized mines

BHP said it expected electric trucks would ultimately cost more or less the same to operate as the current diesel fleet.

June 27, 2023

New sinter technology could greatly reduce iron, steel making emissions

Australia-based researchers have developed a new type of sinter that reduces the amount of coke consumed at sinter plants by about 23%.

June 27, 2023

Fortescue to ship first iron ore from Gabon by year-end

It will mix ore from Belinga with output from its Australian mines to bring it closer in grade to that of rivals Rio Tinto, BHP and Vale.

June 25, 2023

Iron-rich rocks link planetary processes thought to be unconnected

The orange, yellow, silver, brown and blue-tinged black layers in banded iron formations do more than just look pretty.