Iron ore hits seven-week low on softening China steel demand, higher supply bets

Iron ore price down as Beijing moves to cool coal prices

"Iron ore demand will be dented in the long term,” analysts with CITIC Securities said in a note.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 28, 2021 | 8:17 am

Power outage halts Vale's Onca Puma nickel operations

Vale to resume operations at Onça Puma nickel mine

Operations were first halted in early October because of alleged non-compliance with local regulations.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 28, 2021 | 7:44 am

Australia plans to boost mineral discovery with new drill core research lab

CSIRO together with the Science and Industry Endowment Fund, the University of Western Australia and Curtin University just opened a Geoscience Drill Core Research Laboratory.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 28, 2021 | 5:17 am

Rio Tinto and USGS team up for Montana critical mineral hunt

The USGS will deploy its hi-tech Earth MRI to look for critical minerals.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 27, 2021 | 11:22 am

NorthWest Copper stock soars on British Columbia project drill results

Drilling has returned the highest-grade Cu-Au interval ever intersected at the Kwanika deposit in BC.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 27, 2021 | 9:14 am

Iron ore price rebounds as China vows to support economy

Iron ore price retreats amid Chinese intervention to cool commodity prices

"Steel supply is expected to be restricted continuously, iron ore demand will be dented in the long term," CITIC Securities analysts said in a note.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 27, 2021 | 8:21 am

Rio Tinto to host world’s first carbon mineral storage hub near ISAL smelter

Rio Tinto to host world’s first carbon mineral storage hub near Iceland smelter

Iceland-based Carbfix will use Rio Tinto’s land surrounding the ISAL smelter for onshore CO2 injection.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 27, 2021 | 6:06 am

Orca Gold’s mine project not impacted by political unrest in Sudan, says CEO

The Block 14 project is considered to be one of the leading gold projects in Africa, with a net present value of over $1 billion at today's gold price.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 26, 2021 | 10:13 am