October 9, 2013 Cliffs appeals Ring of Fire road decision In a Sept. 10 ruling the miner was told it cannot build a road to its US$3.3-billion chromite project through a Canadian junior's mining claims.
October 8, 2013 Global steel outlook brightens, but Chinese output growth to halve The Chinese government’s efforts to rebalance the economy continues to restrain investment activities in its steel industry.
October 8, 2013 Vale warns less than two years before iron ore overcapacity Prices are expected to remain above $100 a tonne, but "the extra supply will make prices less volatile and unlikely to repeat spikes seen previously".
October 8, 2013 Canada’s Prime Minister ‘very concerned’ about claims of espionage in Brazil But he refused to comment on the potential impacts of the report.
October 8, 2013 Fortescue Metals Group challenges rail access "a duty to shareholders to pursue a fair and reasonable return on its world class infrastructure"
October 7, 2013 Sable Mining beats majors to the punch in Guinea Sable's West African iron ore project gains first ever Guinea export decree. Shares jump as M&A talk intensifies.
October 4, 2013 STUDY: After lost decade South Africa mining to continue to lag The rest of the continent is drawing money away from the country's mining industry struggling with soaring costs and industrial strife.
October 4, 2013 Rio completes expansion of Australia’s largest iron ore operation Will help bring the overall capacity of Rio Tinto’s Pilbara iron ore operations to 290 million tonnes a year, the largest iron ore operation in Australia and the second largest…
October 3, 2013 Goodbye humans, hello automation: Rio Tinto ditching $225k/year drivers in Pilbara The plan is to cut 40% of Pilbara drivers by 2016.
October 3, 2013 $100bn in private equity stalking mining assets It may be too early for private equity players to gobble up juniors or put together mega-deals, but mid-tier miners may have new investors knocking on their doors.
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