June 8, 2010

Asian steel prepares for Q3 price onslaught

Quarterly iron ore prices may mean greater flexibility but also mean big cost rises just as steel product prices look like flagging

June 2, 2010

Recovering high grade iron ore in India

Bhushan Steel and the Steel Authority of India (SAIL) have recently purchased new iron ore washing plants from CDE Global through its […]

May 27, 2010

A heavy-duty mining success in China

During a long, well-planned process, Anshan’s iron ore mine in Qidashan, China, has built and completely restructured its mining process. After two […]

May 19, 2010

Enerpac Strand Lift safely hoists massive iron ore mills from China

An Enerpac (A Division of Actuant Corp) Strand Lift system capable of safely positioning huge loads to accuracies within fractions of a millimeter […]

May 18, 2010

Small Australian iron ore miners face some big challenges

Some analysts are concerned that many of these producers are too reliant on Chinese demand, especially as China begins to build its own mines.

May 11, 2010

LKAB gets the go-ahead for new iron ore mine in Sweden

LKAB has been granted an environmental permit for the new open-pit mine at Gruvberget, near the village of Svappavaara in Kiruna, Sweden. “We are very pleased, now we can open…

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. […]