September 26, 2017 Sula strikes ‘bonanza grade’ gold in Sierra Leone The Sierra Leone-focused miner has found gold of almost "bonanza grade" at the Ferensola gold project in the Sula Mountains of Sierra Leone.
September 26, 2017 Brazil’s president revokes decree allowing mining in Amazon It would have opened up for mining a vast national reserve in the country’s Amazon, larger than the size of Switzerland.
September 25, 2017 China wants to reduce winter pollution by cutting steel production China is expected to slash in half the rate of steel production in Tangshan, a city in the north-east that produces 11 per cent of the country’s total output
September 25, 2017 Aluminium producer Norsk Hydro warns of Brazil bauxite shortfall The Mineracao Rio do Norte (MRN) bauxite mine is experiencing problems with its tailing systems due to a water shortage caused by dry weather.
September 25, 2017 Caterpillar and Fortescue moving forward with expansion of autonomous truck fleet in Australia Companies have reached agreement for the expansion of Cat® Command for Hauling at Fortescue’s iron ore mines in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
September 24, 2017 UK Labour leader says he’ll invest in former mining towns and steel industry Jeremy Corbyn, whose Labour Party came second in the 2017 UK general election, has reached out to communities hit hard by the downtown in the coal and steel industries.
September 22, 2017 Anglo’s plan to further expand vast iron ore mine in Brazil hits roadblock Public prosecutor for the state of Minas Gerais, where the iron ore mine is located, ordered the company to reschedule two public meetings as it had failed to inform of…
September 22, 2017 Iron ore sheds almost 4 pct more — worst week since May 2016 The commodity has fallen every week so far in September.
September 21, 2017 Rio Tinto is buying another $2.5 billion of its own shares Brings the total to $4 billion for the year.
September 21, 2017 Iron ore’s recent reversal likely the start of longer slide: Russell As always when prices start to decline after a surge that appeared unrelated to supply-demand fundamentals, the question is will the reverse become a rout and where exactly does fair…
Iron ore logs annual gain in a dramatic recovery fuelled by steel exports Prices of the key steelmaking ingredient had come under pressure earlier this year on expectations of a supply glut and forecasts of faltering demand in China. December 31, 2025 | 09:27 am
