February 15, 2019 Not so autonomous: Wifi outage results in driverless truck crash at Fortescue mine One of the trucks was traveling at low speed and ran into another that was parked at its Christmas Creek iron ore mine in Australia's Pilbara region.
February 14, 2019 Technology to redesign 77% of Australian mining jobs over next five years — report An injection of A$5 billion to A$13 billion in workforce capability will be needed over the next decade.
February 13, 2019 Australia’s South32 posts 18% jump in half-year profit A surge in metallurgical coal output and stronger commodity prices helped boost its bottom-line.
February 13, 2019 Newcrest Mining H1 profit surges 104% on strong gold production The rise was buoyed by an increase in gold production and lower cost of mining.
February 13, 2019 Australia flooding to disrupt lead, zinc concentrate rail shipments The 1,000 km (620 mile) rail line is used by miners including Glencore, MMG Ltd and South 32 to carry zinc and lead concentrate from the Mt Isa region.
February 12, 2019 World’s largest mineral exploration alliance welcomes MICROMINE The world’s largest mineral exploration collaboration, MinEx Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), has welcomed MICROMINE as the sole software provider to be involved in the landmark project. MICROMINE will provide information…
February 12, 2019 Bougainville’s $58B gold-copper mine rights safe for now as Mining Act changes rejected The autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville has rejected controversial changes to its mining law.
February 12, 2019 Northern Star shares up on better-than-expected exploration results at Alaska mine The company’s stock closed Tuesday in Sydney 1.82% higher at A$8.97 on the news.
February 12, 2019 Inside the global iron ore crisis: What’s next in four charts Iron ore’s dramatic rally will raise costs for steelmakers, potentially crimping their profit margins, unless they are able to pass on the additional burden to customers.
February 12, 2019 FLSmidth completes IMP buyout The company said the acquisition is key to help miners in its portfolio know the ore characteristics within their mines.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
