July 13, 2011

Goa govt asks Karnataka to lift ban on supply of iron ore

The Goa government has asked neighbouring Karnataka to lift the ban on supply of iron ore across its borders, after industrial units in various parts of the coastal state faced…

July 13, 2011

Port of Port Hedland – how to ship 1 million tonnes of iron ore each day!

The Port of Port Hedland is undergoing major capacity expansion to cater for the growth in export volume from the iron ore industry. The Port of Port Hedland plays a…

July 13, 2011

Derek Fisher, CEO and MD of Moly Mines, talks about the construction of the Spinifex Ridge molybdenum/copper mine

Derek Fisher, CEO & MD of Moly Mines, talks about the construction of the Spinifex Ridge molybdenum/copper mine, 45 years of production, funding for the power station & gas pipeline,…

July 13, 2011

China’s daily June crude steel output hits record

China's daily crude steel output hit a record 1.998 million tonnes in June, up 2.8 percent from May, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Wednesday. June output…

July 13, 2011

China’s steel export and import volumes decline in June

China's export and import volumes of steel products declined in June this year on year-on-year basis, while iron ore imports decreased in volume, according to the Chinese customs authorities. China's…

July 13, 2011

Chinese crude steel output may cross 700 million tonnes

Beijing News cited Mr Li Xinchuang deputy secretary of China Iron & Steel Association as saying that the national crude steel output may break 0.7 billion tonnes this year which…

July 13, 2011

Rio Tinto’s iron ore exposure a hit with analysts

Rio Tinto has already outperformed the UK 350 mining sector over the year to date but Citi reckons it can continue to motor ahead thanks to a continuing tight iron…

July 12, 2011

Extra $1.5M investment in Liberian iron ore mine

Petmin has invested a further $1.5M in Iron Bird Resources, owner of the Mt Ginka iron ore exploration licence in northern Liberia. Iron Bird is now fully funded for the…

July 12, 2011

West African gold and iron ore: a mining boom in one fifth of Africa

Gold mines in Mali are an underexploited treasure trove for commodity investors, the supervisory board chairman of German-listed Pearl Gold told Reuters in an interview, Mineweb reports.

July 12, 2011

East China iron ore mine flood traps 21 underground

Twenty four miners were trapped in a flooded iron ore mine in east China's Shandong Province, the rescue command center said Monday. Previously, 21 miners were believed to be trapped…