March 28, 2011 Brazilian media reports Vale CEO ousted Brazilian mining company Vale has pushed out Chief Executive Roger Agnelli under heavy government pressure and is in discussions to replace him with an executive from within, local media reported…
March 25, 2011 ArcelorMittal emerging as world’s No 5 iron ore miner According to RBC Capital Markets, when ArcelorMittal reports mining assets separately, AM Mining could rank as the fifth largest iron ore producer […]
March 25, 2011 Expect billion-dollar expansion in Australian iron ore, coal: BHP Diversified mining behemoth BHP Billiton is expected to pour billions of dollars into Australia in an effort to expand its iron ore and coal facilities, says a report from AFP:…
March 24, 2011 Ausenco wins $15 million Sierra Leone iron ore operations contract Ausenco has been awarded a $15 million operations and maintenance service contract for the Tonkolili iron ore project in Sierra Leone. The Optimise phase contract involves the provision of operations…
March 23, 2011 Doubling in profit sees ENRC positive for 2011 Kazakh mining group ENRC (ENRC.L) said underlying profit more than doubled, on record production and demand recovery for its products, and that the global economic outlook is still improving. Underlying…
March 23, 2011 Japan reconstruction good for copper, iron ore – Friedland Copper and iron ore prices should remain high in the near future because of additional demand for reconstruction in Japan after a devastating earthquake and tsunami, Ivanhoe Mines Ltd Chief…
March 21, 2011 BC Iron to challenge withdrawal of Hong Kong takeover bid The W. Australian junior has applied to Australia’s Takeovers Panel to challenge the validity of Regent Pacific’s decision to terminate a takeover […]
March 18, 2011 Nippon Steel/Sumitomo draft merger plan submitted Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd submit draft merger proposal Tokyo (Reuters) - Nippon Steel Corp, the world's fourth-biggest steelmaker, and Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd submitted a draft proposal…
March 18, 2011 Mbalam iron ore project more than doubles indicated resources – Sundance Australian mining firm Sundance Resources said on Thursday recent finds at its Mbalam iron ore project in Cameroon had more than doubled the amount of indicated resources in the area.
March 18, 2011 Vale, Copper Mountain Mining say they are fine despite Japan quake Two mining companies announced Thursday that their respective dealings with Japanese smelters and steel manufacturers have not been impacted by the devastating Japanese earthquake and tsunami at this time.
Silver price suffers biggest loss since 2021, gold price falls from record Earlier, spot prices had soared to as high as $83.63 per ounce. December 29, 2025 | 08:54 am
