Mining billionaire Steinmetz faces trial in Geneva over alleged bribery in Guinea

Swiss prosecutors allege Steinmetz paid $10 million in 2005-2010 to obtain mining rights over the vast Simandou iron ore project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 13, 2019 | 9:46 am

Nautilus Minerals’ plans to mine the seafloor sink deeper

Creditors have voted in favour of liquidating the company.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 13, 2019 | 3:54 am

Champion recommissioned the Bloom Lake mine and mill in February 2018, and reached this milestone only 18 months later.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 12, 2019 | 1:51 pm

Brazil's mining regulator on Monday extended the deadlines by up to four years.

Reuters | August 12, 2019 | 10:20 am

The most-traded iron ore contract on the Dalian Commodity Exchange, for January 2020 delivery, fell as much as 5.4% to 628 yuan ($89.11) a tonne.

Reuters | August 9, 2019 | 1:10 pm

The ban is about pushing domestic industries to process more mineral ores locally.

Reuters | August 9, 2019 | 10:58 am

The world’s second-largest miner had been on a roll this year.

Bloomberg News | August 8, 2019 | 12:34 pm

The West African nation has already canceled or suspended permits for assets that were not operational.

Bloomberg News | August 7, 2019 | 10:02 am

Block 103 has an inferred resource of 7.2 billion tonnes grading 29.2% total iron in the Greenbush zone.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | August 6, 2019 | 4:08 pm