July 29, 2011 Fortescue looks to court over MRRT Emerging miners and even some states could launch legal action to fight the Mineral Resource Rent Tax, Fortescue Metals Group executive director Andrew Forrest says.The West Australian iron ore miner…
July 29, 2011 Murchison posts better iron ore production After a horror few months for Murchison Metals, the Pilbara iron ore miner has at least posted positive production and shipping results. Murchison was forced to admit last month it…
July 29, 2011 CP: Palladon says mining partner CML completes $45-million loan for Utah mine Palladon Ventures (TSXV:PLL) says mining partner CML Holdings has closed the second tranche of its $45-million loan to advance efforts to extract iron ore from the Iron Mountain project in…
July 29, 2011 Rev up for resources boom in China Last week I sat down with Laura Mandaro from Marketwatch to discuss what’s currently driving commodity markets. One of the key drivers today is the robust economic activity and commodity…
July 29, 2011 NMDC to open new iron ore mine in Chhattisgarh NMDC Ltd, India's largest iron ore producer and exporter in the public sector, said on Thursday it plans to open a new iron ore mine in Chhattisgarh.
July 28, 2011 Brazil Q2 Vale iron output rises 6 pct yr/yr Brazilian mining giant Vale (VALE5.SA) said on Thursday iron ore output rose 6 percent from the year before as the company boosted production at most of its mines in Brazil.
July 28, 2011 African Iron Limited appoints new Chief Executive Officer Simon Youds appointed as Chief Executive Officer.Mr Youds is currently Managing Director Australia of unlisted, manganese and chromite producer, Consolidated Minerals Limited.
July 28, 2011 Mining corruption pulls down chief minister of Karnataka The Bharatiya Janata Party, one of India's largest political parties, forced the resignation on Thursday of B. S. Yeddyurappa, the chief minister of Karnataka. Yeddyurappa was indicted on Wednesday after…
July 28, 2011 Prosperity Minerals secures 4 mln tonnes of iron ore through off-take agreement Prosperity Minerals (LON:PMHL) says it has now secured 4 million tonnes of iron ore through a deal with Blackrock Metals of Canada. The firm has exercised its option under the…
July 28, 2011 Iron ore production not keeping up with steel: Reuters The world's steel mills are churning out crude steel at a rapid pace, say the latest numbers from the World Steel Association.
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
