July 13, 2018

Rio Tinto’s ‘world’s largest robot’ delivers first iron ore load

The autonomous train, consisting of three locomotives and carrying around 28,000 tonnes of iron ore, travelled from Tom Price mine to the port of Cape Lambert

July 10, 2018

BHP secures iron mining rights in Australia’s Pilbara for another century

Western Australia's Environmental Protection Authority has green-lighted a 50 to 100-year blueprint for the miner's operations in the Pilbara.

July 8, 2018

South Africa mines minister delays finalisation of draft mining charter

Uncertainty around the charter has deterred investment into a sector that accounts for 8 percent of gross domestic product in the world's top platinum producer.

July 5, 2018

Thyssenkrupp CEO asks to step down, board to meet on Friday

After two years of at times fraught talks, the two steel firms last Saturday signed an agreement to create Europe's second-largest steelmaker.

July 5, 2018

Iron ore slides to seven-month low as trade war fears mount

Iron ore’s starting to buckle after a series of warnings that prices are set to drop amid rising global supply, and as investors fret about the potential impact of escalating…

July 5, 2018

Steel making raw materials hit multi-week lows in China on trade woes

Prices of steelmaking raw materials dropped to multi-week lows on Thursday as a festering trade row between China and the United States kept risk appetite low.

July 5, 2018

S. Africa seeks re-opening of shuttered mines to boost economy

Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe believes mines on care and maintenance are bad for the economy.

July 4, 2018

Nigeria to offer 12.7 bln naira mining contract to eight firms

Nigeria will offer a 12.7 billion naira ($41.6 million) mining contract to eight companies in exploration and consultancy, its junior mining minister said on Wednesday.

July 4, 2018

Nautilus Minerals tanks on shipbuilding contract cancellation

Fresh setback for the company’s Solwara 1 project, expected to be the world’s first seabed gold, copper, silver mine.

July 4, 2018

Former Rio Tinto exec jailed for corruption in China let free

The ex-head of iron ore business in China, Stern Hu, spent almost nine years in a Shanghai prison after a 2010 conviction for corruption and industrial espionage.