March 21, 2012 Canada’s Quebec budget banks on mining royalties to balance books The government of Quebec, Canada’s most indebted province, is banking on a royalty windfall from its natural-resources sector, especially mining, to help begin its long climb out of the red.
March 20, 2012 Iron ore producers undeterred by slowing growth in China Rio Tinto warned Tuesday that growth in China's steel output is slowing.
March 20, 2012 Billions hacked off mining majors after BHP’s China comments "The big infrastructure build clearly will come to some end," Ian Ashby, BHP's chief of iron ore said on Tuesday.
March 20, 2012 Rio Tinto publishes tax report as Australian mining levy en route to become a law Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE & NYSE: RIO) has voluntarily published its "Taxes paid report," outlining the US$10.2 billion it has paid in tax globally this financial year.
March 20, 2012 Iron ore company shelves plans for Wisconsin mine The company proposing to build a huge iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin has taken steps to withdraw from the project, the Duluth News Tribune reported on Monday night.
March 20, 2012 Lua no more: Australian ports dodge storm bullet Australian ports lying in the path of cylone Lua are resuming operations after the category four storm raced across the northwest coast of Australia over the weekend.
March 20, 2012 BHP exec: China demand for iron ore flattening China's demand for iron ore is "flattening out", a senior executive at BHP Billiton Ltd. said Tuesday.
March 20, 2012 WA premier slams mining tax West Australian Premier Colin Barnett has slammed the federal government's mining tax, calling it discriminatory and an example of the commonwealth trying to hold back the advance of his state.
March 19, 2012 Iron ore demand will double by 2030: RMG The global demand for iron ore will double over the next 18 years driven primarily by China's and India's appetite for steelmaking.
March 18, 2012 Vale shuts railroad from world’s biggest iron ore mine Vale SA (VALE3), Brazil’s biggest exporter, has shut a railroad that transports production from the world’s largest iron ore mine after a construction accident.
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
