September 27, 2012

Survey: Finland is top mining destination, Mexico jumps 16 places

Australia's Dragon Mining announced the discovery of a promising new area of gold deposits in Kuusamo, Finland, only hours after the country was announced as the top destination for mining…

September 27, 2012

BHP hopes for an extension to Olympic Dam expansion plan

BHP Billiton, the world's number one miner, has put its $30 billion Olympic Dam copper-uranium expansion back in the spotlight by asking South Australia state for a 46-month extension for…

September 27, 2012

Aussie mining heiresses duke it out in court over Hope Downs deposits

The scions of two of Australia's leading mining dynasties are waging battle in court once again, this time over ownership of the Hope Downs iron ore deposits in Western Australia's…

September 26, 2012

Iron ore consolidates as Chinese steel production drops again

Iron ore prices continued to trade in triple digits on Wednesday, adding $0.50 to $104.20 a tonne, as it appears to enter […]

September 26, 2012

BHP, Rio Tinto in talks with Chinese steelmakers over iron ore lump premiums for 4Q 2012

Industry sources confirmed today that BHP Billiton Limited and Rio Tinto are holding talks with Chinese steelmakers over iron ore lump premiums for 4Q 2012.

September 26, 2012

Fortescue inks $1.4 billion deal with Leighton to boost iron ore output

Australian iron ore stalwart Fortescue Metals (ASX:FMG) has signed an AUD$1.4 billion deal with Leighton Contractors which is set to raise output to 115 million tonnes by early 2013.

September 26, 2012

Infrastructure upgrades the key to unlocking Yilgarn’s iron ore potential

Preliminary studies by the Yilgarn Iron Producers Association (YIPA) assert that modest improvements to infrastructure could unleash the iron ore potential of the mineral-rich region of Western Australia.

September 25, 2012

Alderon marks important progress with filing of environmental impact statement

Alderon(TSX:ADV) has submitted its Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to the Federal and Provincial Governments for the Kami Iron Ore Project in Labrador West

September 25, 2012

Debt-light miners set to best weather the commodities slump

Miners with moderate debt levels are set to best weather the commodities slump which currently besets the Australian resources sector.

September 24, 2012

‘Culture of cover-ups’ leads to Australia’s most lethal mines

A "culture of cover-ups" has led to a fatality rate for mines in mineral-rich Western Australia which is three times greater than that of any other Australian state.