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…
August 8, 2012 Rio Tinto announces first half underlying earnings of $5.2 billion The company points to its iron ore division's record performance as reason for first half underlying earnings of $5.2 billion.
August 8, 2012 Tara Minerals begins diamond drilling program to support iron ore production plan Aerial topography and a diamond drilling work program are planned for the Champinon Iron Project. The work will enhance the mining and processing development plan and help to insure consistent…
August 8, 2012 Macarthur Minerals enters into further agreements to secure access at the Port of Esperance The company announced that it has entered into an agreement with Esperance Port Authority for access to the proposed expanded Port of Esperance, located in Western Australia.
Codelco secures $600 million in climate financing from HSBC The funding completes its goals after having received $532 million in financing from Credit Agricole CIB in 2024. December 31, 2025 | 09:30 am
