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.

July 15, 2024

Rio Tinto to pursue development of solar farm for WA iron ore ops

The solar farm could displace up to 11% of natural gas currently used for generation across Rio's integrated mining operations in the Pilbara.

July 14, 2024

Trafigura and Mubadala plan sale of Brazil iron ore port

The companies bought a controlling stake in the Rio de Janeiro facility from MMX Mineracao & Metalicos in 2014.

July 12, 2024

Iron ore price heads for weekly fall on profit-taking ahead of key China meeting

Iron ore prices are expected to remain under pressure from dwindling demand in the short term.

July 12, 2024

BHP and Vale reach agreement over Mariana dam collapse proceedings in the UK

The miners will equally share the cost of any damages related to proceedings in Britain over the 2015 disaster.

July 11, 2024

Vale partners with Komatsu, Cummins to develop low-emission trucks

The dual-fuel engines made by Cummins will be retrofitted to the mining company's existing fleet of diesel-powered haul trucks.