January 5, 2012 Essar’s ore reserves in Minnesota estimated at 1.77 bn tonnes Essar Group today said it has emerged as a leading iron ore reserves owner in North America with confirmation that its Minnesota Project contains 1.77 billion tonnes of reserves.
January 5, 2012 Canadian Orebodies Announces Final Set of Drill Results from Haig Inlet Iron Ore Project Canadian Orebodies Inc. (TSX VENTURE:CO) ("Orebodies") is pleased to announce the final set of drill results from the summer drill program at the Haig Inlet Iron Ore Project ("Haig Inlet"),…
January 2, 2012 Widespread metal theft a sign of ‘moral collapse’ Al Jazeera reports that metal theft in England is widespread, and a British railway authority says that metal theft has cost them milllions.
January 1, 2012 Iron ore and copper are looking solid in what may be a good year for commodities This year is shaping up well for commodities that dictate the share prices of the nation's miners, as unsustainably low steel production in China and a dearth of new copper…
January 1, 2012 Lack of transparency in mining sector killing Africa’s potential Secrecy in handling mining contracts and lack of disclosure on oil and mining revenues are crippling Africa’s mineral potential, denying the continent billions of dollars as commodity prices rise.
January 1, 2012 Natural disasters, gold price among Top Mining Stories of 2011 2011 will go down as the year when the wind fell out of the sails of economic recovery and serious storm clouds gathered on the horizon.
December 30, 2011 The Year of the Deal: Top 10 mining M&A in 2011 If 2010 was the year of rising commodity prices, 2011 was the year of The Deal.
December 30, 2011 Chinese iron ore prices heading for 20 pct drop in 2011 Uncertain steel demand both home and abroad, as well as a government-mandated credit crunch, served to push iron ore prices lower.
December 30, 2011 Slowing China Means Ore-Ship Rates at Lowest in Decade: Freight The weakest growth in demand in at least a decade for shipments of iron ore, the second-biggest commodity cargo after crude oil, means rates for the largest vessels will plunge…
December 29, 2011 VTB Bank buys iron ore stake Russia's second-largest lender VTB has bought a 20 percent stake in Metalloinvest, the country's largest iron ore miner part-owned by Alisher Usmanov, one of Russia's richest men.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
