April 6, 2011 Australian regulator halts Regent Pacific’s attempt to drop BC Iron bid Hong Kong-based Regent Pacific Group Ltd said it would consider reinstating debt funding for its original bid for Australian iron ore producer BC Iron Ltd. This move follows a decision…
April 4, 2011 Outotec acquires the Vertical Pressure Filter technology from Australian Process Technology Outotec has acquired the Vertical Pressure Filter (VPF) technology and its intellectual property rights from Australian Process Technology Pty Ltd, a filters […]
April 1, 2011 Carbon price will not hit Australia’s coal mines – government The vast majority of Australia's coal mines will not face materially higher costs under a polluter-pays scheme designed to reduce carbon emissions, according to Treasury Department documents released by the…
March 30, 2011 BHP Billiton approves USD554 million investment at Escondida BHP Billiton today announced approval for the Escondida Ore Access project (EOA), the first of a number of development options that will underline Escondida’s status as the world’s premier copper…
March 30, 2011 Major processing breakthrough for Roper River Iron Ore Project delivers 61% Fe product Sherwin Iron Limited (ASX: SHD) says that fresh metallurgical testwork on the oolitic hematite from its Roper River Iron Ore Project in […]
March 30, 2011 BHP Billiton moves to feasibility stage of Olympic dam expansion Top global miner BHP Billiton has moved into the feasibility study stage of preparing a long-awaited expansion of the Olympic Dam copper and uranium mine in South Australia.
March 30, 2011 Thiess and Leighton Contractors win key iron ore and gold contracts Leighton Holdings subsidiaries Thiess and Leighton Contractors have announced three important new contracts. Thiess has secured a $166 million contract to provide bulk earth works and selected infrastructure for BHP…
March 29, 2011 Rio Tinto cuts 50% condition to try secure Riversdale bid Global miner Rio Tinto lowered the acceptance condition on its A$3.9 billion ($4 billion) offer for Riversdale Mining on Tuesday after entering into talks with Brazil's CSN , a major…
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 […]
Op-Ed: America can’t defend itself with Chinese minerals US is building new critical-mineral processing facilities from Texas to Tennessee, but without new sources of raw material, those plants will sit idle. January 23, 2026 | 12:56 pm
