August 12, 2012 From asbestos to ‘Plan Nord’: Canada’s Quebec sparks controversy over mining plans Weeks after Quebec’s ruling Liberal party re-launched the province's asbestos industry with a $58-million loan to the Jeffrey mine, opposition leaders are calling the federal government to end what they…
August 10, 2012 Quebec-Labrador railway may spark iron ore boom The Canadian National Railway and the Caisse de depot pension fund manager are studying an infrastructure project for the Quebec-Labrador iron belt, which may be what Canada needs to become…
August 10, 2012 Advanced Explorations Inc. receives positive feasibility study on Roche Bay iron project C Zone The company expects 5.5 million tonnes per year start-up production based upon 501 million tonnes at 26.35% Fe.
August 9, 2012 Glencore gets a bigger piece of the iron ore pie with Bellzone’s output offtake Shares of iron miner Bellzone were on the rise this morning after the company agreed to sell all of its share of output from the Forecariah mine in Guinea to…
August 9, 2012 Winning iron at the Olympics. Fresh charges of conflict of interest over giant Arctic iron mine The president of the Qikiqtani Inuit Association is on a junket at the London Olympics as a guest of ArcelorMittal, which is in the final stages of getting approval for…
August 8, 2012 Foreign investors are pulling money out of India’s state-controlled metals and mining firms India's economy is growing at its slowest pace in nine years and investor confidence has also been eroded by the current government's frequent policy u-turns, corruption scandals and power blackouts.
August 8, 2012 New NASA images: Mars or the Pilbara? "A metal-making process known to the ancient Romans could be pressed into service to bring Mars into the Iron Age - and start opening the solar system to human habitation."
August 8, 2012 Iron ore slump turns into rout The latest downturn in the price comes as iron ore stockpiles at Chinese ports climb by more than 420,000 tonnes in a week to almost 100 million tonnes.
August 8, 2012 Rio Tinto banking on China rebound as profits drop 34% Giant miner Rio Tinto is closing down its Blair Athol coal mine in Australia as the company considers whether to limit spending on new projects next year.
August 8, 2012 West Melville commences summer exploration program on the Fraser Bay project, Nunavut The 2012 summer program, budgeted at $1.5 million, is scheduled to run until early-September. The program is to complete an extensive channel sampling campaign over the full strike length of…
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
