July 9, 2011

Alderon strengthens mining team with addition of former Iron Ore Company Vice President as Chief Executive Officer

Alderon Resource Corp. (TSX VENTURE:ADV)(OTCQX:ALDFF) announced the addition of Mr. Tayfun Eldem, P.Eng. as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the company effective September 7, 2011, at which time…

July 9, 2011

Champion Minerals Announces Up to 139 Metres of 52.8% Total Iron from the Attikamagen Project

Champion Minerals Inc. (TSX:CHM)(FRANKFURT:P02) announced assay results from the Attikamagen Project, which is wholly-owned by Champion and under option to Century Iron Mines Corp. and is located in north-eastern Quebec…

July 9, 2011

New SA-NSW iron-ore province needs $7.6 billion infrastructure investment

Mining Weekly reports that the development of a new iron-ore province in South Australia would require an estimated A$7.6-billion in infrastructure investment. The market news is quoted as saying, Promoting…

July 8, 2011

India joins China bidding for Afghan mining riches

While Western mining multinationals are conspicuous in their absence from any bids for Afghanistan's vast resources of copper and iron ore Tata Steel on Thursday joined other Indian steelmakers to…

July 8, 2011

India renews iron ore supply contract

NEW DELHI The Indian government on Thursday renewed long-term agreements to supply iron ore to international steel majors like Japanese Steel Mills (JSMs) and Posco. The decision was taken by…

July 8, 2011

Increase to Previously Announced Private Placement: American Vanadium Corp.

American Vanadium Corp. (CVE:AVC) reports the non-brokered private placement has been increased to 2,334,667 units for total proceeds of $3,502,000.50.

July 7, 2011

Segue Resources to acquire up to 51% of the Emang Manganese project in South Africa

Segue Resources Limited has signed an agreement to acquire up to 51% of the Emang Manganese Project in the Postmasburg Manganese Field in South Africa, one of the world's largest…

July 7, 2011

Iran processed iron ore output up

Iron ore concentrate production in the first quarter of last year reached 6.694 million. During the said period, the top producer was Chadormalu Mining & Industrial Co. whose production reached…

July 7, 2011

Altius Minerals Corporation more than triples profits to $70m in 2011

Altius Minerals Corporation reported net earnings of $70,239,000 or $2.42 per share for the year ended April 30, 2011 compared to net earnings of $20,963,000 for the prior year.

July 7, 2011

TurkPower to acquire majority interest in Kuluncak iron ore mine

TurkPower Corporation announced the purchase of 50.09% working interest in Maksor Madencilik Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi the 100% private owner of the Kuluncak iron ore project in Turkey.