May 16, 2011 Chart of the day: commodity flows QE, of course, only happens when interest rates hit the zero bound, so it’s impossible to disentangle the effects of QE from the effects of G3 interest rates all coming…
May 16, 2011 Transforming magnetite circuits with the IsaMillTM IsaMillsTM have been established for over 15 years in base metal grinding circuits, transforming the operations with their energy efficient grinding action. The technology is now being adopted by the…
May 16, 2011 ABB $10 million order to supply complete mine hoist to the Dannemora Mine in Sweden ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, recently won an order worth over $10 million from Dannemora Minerals to deliver a complete mine hoist to the newly reopened Dannemora…
May 13, 2011 Guinea iron ore project pegged at 111 million tonnes graded at 38% Fe West Africa focused Bellzone Mining has released an initial resource estimate for its Kalia iron ore project in Guinea. The AIM-listed iron ore and nickel company announced an initial inferred…
May 13, 2011 Infrastructure projects essential to Russian mining Often located in some of the world’s most sparsely populated areas, developing mining projects in resource-rich areas more often than not means working in some of the most isolated regions…
May 13, 2011 United States Magnetic Materials Association: Defense bill calls for a competitive, multi-source rare earth inventory plan The United States Magnetic Materials Association (“USMMA”), a trade association dedicated to restoring a competitive, secure, end-to-end rare earth supply chain to support the domestic manufacturing of rare earth permanent…
May 13, 2011 A fragile South African iron ore story ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA), a subsidiary of ArcelorMittal, the world's biggest steelmaker, this week announced an agreement which may see the acquisition of an iron ore "resource" in the Northern…
May 12, 2011 Montreal Gazette: Bill proposes changes to Quebec Mining Act Following on the footsteps of an ambitious, $80 billion plan to invest in Quebec's north announced earlier this week, the provincial government is looking at changing its Mining Act, the…
May 12, 2011 Awards from BHP Billiton for execution of the Iron Ore Expansion Program in WA The Fluor SKM Joint Venture (FAST JV) has received new awards from BHP Billiton to execute the company’s Iron Ore Expansion Program […]
May 11, 2011 Quebec launches big mining plan The Canadian province of Quebec plans to develop its huge frozen northern reaches into a powerhouse of mining and renewable energy, targeting C$80 billion ($83 billion) of private and public…
Taylor Swift’s vintage ring shines new light on diamond industry Dealers say her ring has drawn renewed interest in antique stones, prized for what lab-grown diamonds lack: scarcity and story. January 13, 2026 | 10:28 am
