February 9, 2012 Rio Tinto commissioned report highlights automation benefits A BAEconomics report, commissioned by Rio Tinto to look into the benefits and costs of autonomous technology, has concluded that investment in mining technology and innovation should sustain long-term competitiveness…
February 8, 2012 Loose lips sink ship for the Xstrata boss The Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan bankers must have been sweating in the London hotel room on Tuesday night where their client, the Xstrata boss Mick Davis, vented his frustration that…
February 8, 2012 Rio Tinto to invest a further US$3.4 billion in expansion of iron ore operations in Western Australia Rio Tinto has committed a further US$3.4 billion (Rio Tinto share $2.9 billion) to the major expansion of its Pilbara iron ore operations in Western Australia.
February 8, 2012 Indian iron ore mining mess – Supreme Court panel moots market rates for Karnataka iron ore Iron ore miners and consumers in Karnataka, including NMDC, the country's largest iron ore producer, and JSW, India's largest private sector steelmaker, will have to grapple with higher costs and…
February 8, 2012 Cliffs Natural To End Michigan Iron Nuggets Joint Venture Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (CLF) said it will dissolve its Michigan iron nuggets joint venture with Kobe Steel (KBSTY) as coal and iron-ore producer Cliffs looks to focus on its…
February 8, 2012 BHP closing in on A$3.5 billion Gabon iron ore deal – report BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP) is close to striking a A$3.5 billion deal with the government of Gabon over the Belinga iron ore project, which is said to contain about 4…
February 8, 2012 BHP H1 earnings up 8% on record iron ore, gas production BHP Billiton raked in US$18.7 billion in the half-year ended December 31, 2011 — an 8.3% increase in Underlying EBITDA from the second half of 2010.
February 6, 2012 Downer awarded $570 million mining contract Downer EDI Limited (Downer) today announced it has been awarded a six year magnetite mining contract with Karara Mining Limited (KML) for the provision of services at the Karara Iron…
February 6, 2012 Canadian Orebodies outlines 230m tonnes iron ore at Nunavut property The Haig Inlet Iron Ore Project contains 230 million tonnes of iron ore at 35.17% iron, a new resource estimate shows.
February 6, 2012 Anglo Pacific taps into Australian iron ore project Anglo Pacific Group (TSX: APY) (LSE:APF) has agreed today to a proposal with Red Rock Resources Plc to acquire 50% of the Mount Ida 1.5% Gross Revenue Iron Ore Royalty…
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
