February 26, 2011 Consolidated Thompson shareholders approve takeover by Cliffs Consolidated Thompson's shares dropped two cents to close at $17.11 on Friday after the company announced its shareholders have approved the friendly takeover by Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. Under the…
February 26, 2011 Fortescue discovers a billion tonnes of iron ore in Western Australia Fortescue Metals Group has discovered more than one billion tonnes of iron ore in Western Australia's Pilbara and aims to develop it rapidly. Sydney Morning Herald reports: The new project,…
February 26, 2011 LIM signs iron ore haulage agreement Anglesey’s 41%-owned associate Labrador Iron Mines Holdings Limited (TSX: LIM) has signed an agreement with Tshiuetin Rail Transportation Inc. (“TSH”) for the […]
February 25, 2011 Vale tops industry with US$17B profit in 2010 Vale was the most profitable mining company in 2010, says an earnings report released this week by the Brazilian diversified mining giant. […]
February 23, 2011 Simandou iron ore mine to have 15m tonne capacity in 2012 – Vale The Brazilian mining giant said iron ore production from the Zogota mine will have a capacity of 15m tonnes in 2012 before […]
February 18, 2011 AMEC awarded major Chilean iron ore EPCM contract Compañía Minera del Pacífico has awarded the EPCM contract or its Cerro Negro Norte iron ore mining projects to international engineering firm AMEC International engineering and project management company, AMEC,…
February 18, 2011 Ruling on misleading information by Fortescue overturned Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest may face directorship ban following the overturning of an earlier court case by the Australian Federal Court Today proved to be a day of champagne followed by…
February 17, 2011 Cliffs shares jump 10% on better-than-expected profit Cliffs Natural Resources CEO says the growth in profits came on the back of the group’s move to increase exposure to global […]
February 14, 2011 Iron-ore junior Alderon sees interest in Canadian project Mining Weekly reports that iron-ore junior Alderon Resources, which has a project on the Labrador-Quebec border, has already been seeing interest from […]
February 11, 2011 Rio Tinto net earnings up 194% over last year Rio Tinto announced net earnings of US$14.324 billion in 2010, up from US$4.872 billion in 2009. The company also announced a $5 […]
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
