July 31, 2011

SKM’s role in Cape Lambert iron ore upgrade and IPCC

Global projects firm Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM), presented on the company’s role in Rio Tinto’s Cape Lambert Upgrade at the recent Iron Ore Conference in Perth, Western Australia (July 11-13).

July 31, 2011

Foreign investors spooked? India urged to clarify mining position in wake of iron ore scandal

Sunday's resignation of a state-level Indian politician brought down by a fraud scandal related to iron ore exports is likely to shake the confidence of foreign investors in Canada, says…

July 31, 2011

Global steel production to hit a record of 1500 million tons in 2011

China’s crude steel output hit a all time record of 350.64 million tons in the first six months of 2011. The steel output growth rate was 11.5 percentage points higher…

July 31, 2011

Warlords, lack of government capacity threaten Afghan iron mining: watchdog

A giant Afghan iron ore deposit may provide hope for the prosperity of the country, but the Afghan government is not able to ensure the mine is managed properly and…

July 31, 2011

AFP: Scandal-tained Indian chief minister quits

The chief minister of a southern Indian state who is accused of being at the centre of a $3.6 billion mining fraud resigned on Sunday, AFP reported. B.S. Yeddyurappa, 68,…

July 30, 2011

BHP’s Q4 results overshadowed by Petrohawk bid

With BHP Billiton's fourth-quarter operating performance in line with expectations, it is the acquisition of Petrohawk that triggers changes to our EPS calculations.

July 30, 2011

Iran crude steel output up 11.6 pct in H1: report

Some 484.8 million tons of crude steel was produced in Asia during the mentioned period, showing 6.7 percent increase in comparison to corresponding time span the year before, the report…

July 29, 2011

Outotec more than doubles H1 operating profit

Finnish mineral processing company Outotec more than doubled its profits for the first half of 2011.

July 29, 2011

No unanimity on the issue of ceiling on iron ore

Tags: Goa, Digambar Kamat Panaji: Policy makers and environmentalists are gradually moving towards a consensus that there should be ceiling on the iron ore tapped from Goa's soil. Goa government,…

July 29, 2011

Albania miners’ underground hunger strike enters day three

Balkan Insight reports that thirty miners have fasted for the last three days in a gallery 1,400m below the surface and 260m below sea level inside the chromium mine in…