July 19, 2011

Watch live – an iron ore mine being built in northern Sweden

Live cams are not just for watching baby eagles and monitoring highway conditions, Northland has its own where users can see how much progress the company has made on its…

July 19, 2011

Q4 output down 17% on furnace shutdown – International Ferro Metals

South African miner International Ferro Metals said output fell 17 percent in the fourth quarter due to a scheduled shutdown of a furnace. Ferrochrome production was at 42,584 tonnes for…

July 19, 2011

Record mine profit as shipping slumps on glut

The largest glut of ships in history means the cheapest freight rates relative to iron-ore prices in at least a decade, helping Rio Tinto Group and BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP)…

July 19, 2011

Legacy Iron under the radar, NMDC transformative for Mt Bevan Iron Ore Project

Legacy Iron Ore (ASX: LCY) is an iron ore exploration company that is based in Western Australia, and is developing the Mt Bevan Iron Ore Project, which has the potential…

July 18, 2011

Commodities 2011 halftime report

Commodities don’t all perform in the same way. In any given year, a particular commodity will go gangbusters and outperform the group.

July 18, 2011

Forrest digs heels in over WA royalty deal

ANDREW "Twiggy" Forrest, one of Australia's richest men and a champion of the fight against indigenous disadvantage, is being accused of ripping off traditional owners in a West Australian iron…

July 18, 2011

Metal manufacturer moves to Ind. with 100 new jobs

Special Metals Corp. announced this weekend that it will relocate operations from Rockford, Ill., to Elkhart, Ind., creating up to 100 new jobs by 2014. The inventor and producer of…

July 18, 2011

China’s Hanlong makes $1.5 billion bid for Sundance

China's Sichuan Hanlong Group made a bid to buy out the shares it doesn't already own in West African iron ore exploration company Sundance Resources, valuing the private conglomerate at…

July 18, 2011

Iron ore exports seen falling to 8-year low

MUMBAI: Iron ore exports from India are likely to fall by more than a quarter to their lowest level in eight years because of higher costs and slow efforts in…

July 17, 2011

India mining bill: states to get to call bids

The Hindustan Times reports India's new mining bill will empower state governments to hand out leases, take up prospecting and exploration activities before mines and call for bids for commercial…