January 11, 2011

Cliffs to Buy Consolidated Thompson for $5 Billion

Cliffs Natural Resources said on Jan. 11 that it had agreed to buy Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines for nearly $5 billion in […]

January 11, 2011

Fortescue Investing $8.4B to Expand Iron Ore Production

Fortescue Metals has approved capital expenditures totaling $8.4 billion to expand its iron ore production in Western Australia from 55 million to […]

January 10, 2011

Cargill to work with Magnetation on low grade iron ore recovery

Agricultural giant Cargill has taken a step into the iron ore mining and processing sector, with the announcement of an agreement with Magnetation Inc of Nashwauk, Minnesota, […]

January 9, 2011

Cargill to work with Magnetation on low grade iron ore recovery

Agricultural giant Cargill has taken a step into the iron ore mining and processing sector, with the announcement of an agreement with Magnetation Inc of Nashwauk, Minnesota, under which the companies will explore opportunities “to…

January 5, 2011

Canadian regulators to hear arguments over Baffinland takeover battle

The hearings by the Ontario Securities regulators will address whether Nunavut is capable of carrying out its C$1.45 per share offer for 60% of the iron ore miner TORONTO (Reuters)…

December 23, 2010

ArcelorMittal won’t extend Baffinland bid deadline to accommodate OSC

The world’s largest steelmaker, Luxemburg-based ArcelorMittal, is standing firm on its Dec. 29th deadline for acceptance of its Cdn$407 million bid for […]

December 23, 2010

Big iron ore expansion for Rio/Mitsui jv at Robe River and Cape Lambert

Japan’s Mitsui is to commit US$1.2 billion under its jv agreement with Rio Tinto to expand Robe River and Cape Lambert port […]

November 25, 2010

Doppelmayr rope conveyor concept study looks promising for Apurimac iron ore

Apurimac Ferrum (AF) has commenced a concept-level study into the potential for a rope conveyor (by Doppelmayr) for the Apurimac project in Peru. […]

November 11, 2010

China to spend $4.48bn on domestic mining exploration

China is boosting domestic minerals exploration spending in an effort to reduce the country’s dependence on imports of iron ore and copper. […]

November 11, 2010

Xstrata wants to build global iron ore unit

Anglo-Swiss miner Xstrata Plc is looking for more iron ore acquisitions beyond its current takeover bid for Australia’s Sphere Minerals , Xstrata’s […]