May 6, 2010

Rio Tinto restarts iron ore expansion programme in Canada with US$400 million investment

Rio Tinto has announced the re-commencement of its expansion programme in its Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) operations. The Board of […]

May 3, 2010

Vale: finding King Solomon’s mines?

Brazil’s Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (Vale), the dominant name in seaborne iron ore, has seemingly found Guinea’s iron ore potential irresistible, […]

April 23, 2010

Fortescue says quarterly iron ore shipments up 53 pct

The world’s fifth largest iron ore producer said it expects to maintain its current production rate over the next year. Read the […]

April 16, 2010

CiDRA successfully monitoring long distance iron slurry pipeline

CiDRA Minerals Processing has successfully installed and commissioned SONARtrac® process monitoring systems at Minera Hierro Atacama, in Copiapó Province, Third Region, Chile. […]

April 7, 2010

Jindal proposing $65M for Nucor project

Gov. Bobby Jindal says he's proposing the state set aside $65 million in its annual construction budget for a possible $2 billion pig iron plant in southeast Louisiana by steelmaker…

April 6, 2010

Arsenic management in sulphide concentrates

Flowsheet design and processing for a sulphide ore are driven by sulphur, iron and impurity management. As high grade feedstocks become depleted, arsenic bearing concentrates will become a more predominant…

April 5, 2010

FINANCING: LIM raises $35 million for Schefferville area project

Canadian Mining Journal reports that LABRADOR – Labrador Iron Mines Holding (LIM) of Toronto has completed a $35 million bought deal financing […]

April 5, 2010

Steelmakers fight back

SHANGHAI: Steelmakers are fighting back over attempts by the US$200 billion iron ore mining industry to raise the cost of their main raw material, calling for regulators to investigate an…

April 1, 2010

Urgent need for global competition investigation into iron ore market – World Steel Association

The steel association believes that imposed iron ore contracts will have a negative impact on the global economic recovery

March 30, 2010

New Premium Supplier on SupplyMine – Wabi Iron & Steel Corp.

Wabi provides custom machining, general fabrication and assembly services to a variety of industries. Producing mining systems with a proven track record […]