September 29, 2011 MINERAL PROCESSING: Outotec to deliver ferrochrome plant to China ESPOO, Finland - Outotec Oyj will design, build and deliver a new ferrochrome plant to Baotou, in Inner Mongolia, China. The plant is to be operational in 2013 and produce…
September 29, 2011 Severstal planning higher production; bullish on coal, iron ore Russian mining group Severstal plans to boost production of coking coal and expects iron ore mines in Liberia and Brazil to come online by 2017, the company said Thursday in…
September 29, 2011 ArcelorMittal formally commences iron ore production in Liberia ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steel and mining company, recently commenced commercial iron ore production from its mining operations in Liberia. A launch event was held in Buchanan which was attended…
September 29, 2011 Australia’s Fortescue wins right to appeal disclosure case Australian iron ore producer Fortescue Metals Group and its founder Andrew Forrest on Thursday won the right to appeal against a conviction for misleading investors in 2004, the company said…
September 29, 2011 ArcelorMittal starts iron ore production in Liberia ArcelorMittal has begun commercial iron ore production from its mining operations in Liberia. By 2012, it aims to ship 4 mtpa of iron ore from Liberia. A first test shipment…
September 28, 2011 BHP and Rio’s output plans for Pilbara reach staggering 750 million Mtpa Mining Weekly reports mining giant BHP Billiton unveiled plans on Wednesday to increase its iron-ore production in the Pilbara region – the heart of Australia's iron ore mining – to…
September 28, 2011 Big 3 see no China weakness – iron ore imports could climb 60% to 1 billion tonnes Speaking to reporters at an industry conference in Qingdao China, the world's largest iron ore miners said on Wednesday they have seen no weakness in demand from China. Forecasts for…
September 28, 2011 Cliffs stock falls after announcing $30 million charge Cliffs Natural Resources was down about 7% in mid-day trading after the Cleveland-based company announced plans yesterday to sell and idle its biomass production facility in Michigan. Cliffs said it…
September 28, 2011 Norilsk: May Sell Some Of Its Shares, Says Rusal May Dispute Buyback MOSCOW -(Dow Jones)- Russian Polar miner OAO Norilsk Nickel (GMKN.RS) Wednesday said it may sell all or part of its treasury shares, representing in total a 9.23% stake in the…
September 28, 2011 Vale’s 3rd VLOC to serve Brazil – Italy iron ore trade Miner Vale will take delivery of another 400,000 DWT VLOC next month, its third after the ‘Vale Brasil’ and ‘Vale Rio de Janeiro.’ Surprisingly, the first of Vale’s mega-bulkers to…
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