Scientists explore possibility of mining iron, nickel, cobalt-rich near-earth asteroids

Metal-rich asteroids are similar to some stony-iron meteorites found on Earth.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 11, 2021 | 6:06 am

Iron ore price rises as China markets reopen after holiday

Dalian iron ore scaled one-month high on China demand optimism.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 8, 2021 | 9:02 am

Vale opens door to base metal merger once its house is in order

The world’s second-largest producer of iron ore continues to weigh up the pros and cons of forming a separate company with its copper and nickel mines in Canada, Brazil and Indonesia.

Bloomberg News | October 8, 2021 | 4:48 am

The world needs Simandou iron ore, Rio Tinto CEO says

Simandou "has to be done in a very careful way, from all sorts of ESG angles, not least biodiversity."

Reuters | October 7, 2021 | 6:53 am

Fortescue grabs 60% of Dutch energy tech firm

The miner's green energy arm said the acquisition is part of FMG's plan to supply 15 million tonnes of green hydrogen by 2030.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 7, 2021 | 4:54 am

Iron ore price rout hacks $160 billion off Top 50 mining stocks

Iron ore’s whitenuckle descent took a chunk out of the MINING.COM TOP 50 ranking of the world’s most valuable miners amid a continuing rally in uranium, coal and lithium prices.

MINING.com Editor | October 6, 2021 | 1:03 pm