July 16, 2024

Rinehart’s Hancock weighs $3.3 billion iron ore mine project

Hancock acquired a 51% interest in the Mt Bevan project from Legacy Iron Ore Ltd. and Hawthorn Resources.

July 16, 2024

BHP posts second straight year of record iron ore production, beats estimates

The world's largest listed miner said iron ore output from Western Australia on a 100% basis was 76.8 million tonnes in the three months to June 30.

July 16, 2024

Vale sees iron ore output at high-end of 2024 guidance after Q2 rise

The company reported output of 80.6 million metric tons for the steel-making ingredient in the three-month period ended in June.

July 16, 2024

Vale board members in a ‘state of war’ over CEO succession — report

Last week, consulting firm Russell Reynolds delivered a list of 15 potential successors for Eduardo Bartolomeo.

July 16, 2024

Rio Tinto ready to build Simandou after almost 30 years of setbacks

Simandou has faced delays due to legal disputes, political changes, and the challenges of building out 600 km rail and port infrastructure.

July 15, 2024

Rio Tinto’s Q2 iron ore shipments miss after May train derailment

The world's largest producer of iron ore shipped 80.3 million tons of the steel-making commodity in the quarter.

July 15, 2024

Ontario First Nation seeks mining claims ban, for now at least

There are some 10,000 mining claims in Grassy Narrows’s interim area of interest for over more than 2,850 sq. km in the province’s far northwest.

July 15, 2024

Champion Iron halts operational activities at Bloom Lake amid forest fires in Québec

The company said on Saturday that the forest fires were only a few kilometers from Bloom Lake.

July 15, 2024

Iron ore price extends gains on China stimulus hopes

A highly anticipated third plenum that started from Monday will outline efforts to promote advanced manufacturing.

July 15, 2024

Vale seeks go-ahead to build iron ore mine by biodiversity haven

Apolo is seen as critical for reviving the company’s iron ore capacity in Minas Gerais.