July 5, 2011 Britain’s richest man to build giant Arctic iron ore mine The Guardian reports the billionaire chief of ArcelorMittal Lakshmi Mittal is planning a giant new opencast mine 300 miles inside the Arctic Circle in a bid to extract a potential…
July 4, 2011 Proto Resources receives mining lease in Tasmania Proto Resources & Investments has received a mining lease from the Tasmanian Government for the firm's Barnes Hill project near Beaconsfield, Tasmania, for an initial period of 15 years.
July 4, 2011 Murchison risks being run off the rails Business Spectator reports the scale of the challenge confronting new Murchison Metals chairman, and former AGL chief executive, Greg Martin has been made clear by Monday’s presentation on the proposed…
July 4, 2011 IMX Resources reaches 500,000t shipped ore milestone from Cairn Hill in just 7 months Economies of scale are now being reached at Cairn Hill, as unit costs per tonne are falling as production is being ramped up. Phase one ore at the operation is…
July 3, 2011 CIS originated pig iron to Europe stable It is reported that pig iron shipped from Commonwealth of the Independent States maintained stable in European market last week. Yet, rumors spreading through the market players warn that the…
July 3, 2011 Evraz Group plans to build new section rolling mill in southern Russia It is reported that Russian mining and steel producing company Evraz Group is going to build a new section rolling mill in southern Russia. The production capacity of the mill…
July 3, 2011 Cherepovets Steel Mill installs new loading crane at its converter plant It is reported that Cherepovets Steel Mill, a subsidiary of Russian steelmaker Severstal has started installation of a new loading crane No 8 at its converter plant worth RUB 800…
July 3, 2011 Civil society opposed sale of Nigeria Iron Ore Mining Company It is reported that a Kogi State based group, Coalition of Civil Society Groups will oppose the sale of Nigeria Iron Ore Mining Company in Itakpe, Kogi State to any…
July 3, 2011 Nippon Steel not in race for Sundance iron ore project – Report Reuters quoted a company source with direct knowledge of the matter said Nippon Steel Corp, the world No 4 steelmaker is not in talks with Australia Sundance Resources on its…
July 3, 2011 Strike Resources acquisition boosts stake in Peru iron ore projects Strike Resources has executed an agreement with Iron Associates Corporation to purchase an additional 12% interest in Apurimac Ferrum SA from IAC increasing its stake in AF to 56%. The…
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