January 6, 2012

Iron ore junior picks Grandich for IR; shares leap 21%

Zone Resources Inc. (CVE:ZNR) has retained Grandich Publications LLC to conduct investor relations and communications for one year for the Vancouver-based iron ore exploration company.

January 5, 2012

Danny Williams, ex-Newfoundland premier, to advise iron ore junior

Danny Williams, the colourful ex-premier of Newfoundland, will serve as special advisor to the chairman of iron ore junior Alderon Iron Ore Corp. (CSV:ADV).

January 5, 2012

NMDC may pay $300 million for Mozambique, Russian coal mines

NMDC Ltd., India’s largest iron ore producer, plans to acquire two coking coal mines in Mozambique and Russia for about $300 million to feed its planned steel plants in India.

January 5, 2012

Vale, CSN, MMX Iron-Ore Mines May Be Disrupted by Heavy Rain

Vale SA, Cia. Siderurgica Nacional SA and MMX Mineracao e Metalicos SA operations in southeastern Brazil may suffer output disruptions and transportation delays for a third year because of heavy…

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.