March 28, 2011 New African production could set stage for iron ore price declines: SMH As quoted in today's Sydney Morning Herald, U.S. economist Dale Hale says the surge of iron ore from Africa could break the dominance of Australia and Brazil in the setting…
March 28, 2011 Moly Mines third iron ore shipment departs Port Hedland Moly Mines Limited (TSX:MOL)(ASX:MOL) is pleased to confirm the 3rd shipment of iron ore fines has today sailed from Port Hedland, destination […]
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…
BHP’s Vicuna unveils $18 billion copper investment in Argentina The project is forecast to average 395,000 tons of copper, 711,000 ounces of gold, and 22.2 million ounces of silver annually over its first 25 years. February 16, 2026 | 01:26 pm