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.
October 18, 2011 China steel mills force Vale to bend over iron ore pricing The world's number one iron ore producer Vale is considering shifting from iron ore pricing based on the previous quarter’s prices to levels more aligned with the spot price the…
October 18, 2011 Chinese slowdown worrying for iron ore miners GROSS domestic product data released today showed a slowing in Chinese growth, which could lead to lower demand for iron ore.
October 18, 2011 Central Steel nixes $264M offer: banker KEYWORDS: Central Steel & Wire , Samuel Son , purchase offer , Edelman & Co Canadian metals distributor and metal products manufacturer Samuel, Son & Co. Ltd. has withdrawn a…
October 18, 2011 BHP Billiton approves USD 1.2 Billion for First Phase of Olympic Dam Project BHP Billiton has approved USD 1.2 billion in pre-commitment capital for the first phase of the Olympic Dam Project to develop an open pit mine in South Australia. The funding…
October 17, 2011 Ecometals Limited Announces Closing of a Share Placing and Loan Financing as Well as an Extension to the Closing of Sale of Serra Do Navio Manganese Project Ecometals Limited (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:EC)(FRANKFURT:GDQ)(BERLIN:GDQ) is announcing today the closing of a private placement (the "Offering") raising gross proceeds of CDN$130,000 whereby 650,000 units of securities of the Company…
October 17, 2011 Rockex Airborne Survey Identifies Iron Formations at Its Lake St. Joseph Properties Rockex Mining Corporation ("Rockex" or the "Company") (TSX:RXM) is pleased to announce the results of an airborne high-resolution aeromagnetic survey flown over its Western Lake St. Joseph, Doran Lake and…
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
