October 22, 2011 Mining companies on the rampage in south-west Australia Australia’s south-west is the only part of the country internationally recognised as a biodiversity hotspot. It is also a major agricultural area. The south-west town Margaret River is one of…
October 22, 2011 Rio said to be looking at 1bn Portuguese iron ore project Sources are reported as saying that mega miner Rio Tinto is looking at reopening Portugal's Torre de Moncorvo iron ore mines in the country's north. Mining giant Rio Tinto is…
October 22, 2011 Iron ore and copper reflect China’s wave of selling Iron ore fell to its lowest level of the year and copper plunged more than 6 per cent as Chinese investors led a wave of selling across industrial commodities markets…
October 21, 2011 Mining ripping away chunks of Great Wall in rural areas One of the Seven Great Wonders of the World is being threatened by mining. Reuters reports that legal and illegal mines operating below the Great Wall of China are tearing…
October 21, 2011 African Iron [ASX: AKI] further significant DSO drill results from Mayoko Australian based iron ore development company, African Iron Limited (ASX: AKI) ("African Iron" or the "Company") is pleased to announce further significant direct shipping ore ("DSO") assay results from its…
October 20, 2011 Iron ore price slide unlikely to stop as China continues to sputter The rout in industrial metals has claimed another victim: iron ore. On the same day that copper tumbled nearly 7% for its biggest slide in a month, Bloomberg reports that…
October 20, 2011 Outokumpu to cut 1 in 6 workers on gloomy steel outlook Reuters reports Outokumpu said it expected to report a significant operating loss in its final quarter as weak demand and prices continued to hit margins forcing the stainless steel maker…
October 19, 2011 Rio targetting 2015 for first iron ore from Simandou Rio Tinto said it expects its Simandou iron ore project in Guinea to begin producing by mid-2015. The company has approved $211 million in continuing studies and $1.12 billion to…
October 19, 2011 BHP iron ore production hits quarterly record BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) had a record quarter for iron ore production, the company announced today, with shipments from Western Australia reaching 173 million tonnes, a 28% increase over the same…
October 18, 2011 Iron mine would have big impact on Baffin region, says QIA The Qikiqtani Inuit Association says Baffinand's draft environmental impact statement is "flawed" as it found no significant negative impacts from the Mary River project.
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
