Iron Ore Top Stories

AI-enabled digital assistant helping modernize Latin America’s mining industry

Chilean startup InDiMin is pioneering AI developments for the mining value chain, from planning to drill and blast, load and haul, mineral recovery and grinding processes.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | June 27, 2021 | 1:34 pm

Iron ore seen driving Australia’s resources export earnings to a record in 2020/21

Earnings from Australian resources exports are estimated to come in…

Reuters | June 27, 2021 | 10:09 am

Western Australia’s miners call for inquiry over reported sexual assaults

Mining companies with operations in the state back call for…

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 25, 2021 | 9:43 am

Iron ore price rises while Fitch sees weaker consumption capping gains in H2

"Improvement in supply and weaker consumption by downstream players at…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 25, 2021 | 9:33 am

Cameroon to build railway to Mbalam-Nabeba project with China-linked firms

Sundance Resources has filed for international arbitration saying Cameroon and…

Reuters | June 25, 2021 | 7:51 am

What to watch in commodities: Trump-Xi, OPEC, iron, Tesla, crops

It’ll be an important week for iron ore, which has been badly beaten up in November.

Bloomberg News | December 2, 2018 | 9:03 am

Peru’s gold, silver, copper output falls

On the positive side, the Andean country's iron ore production grew by 66.8% when compared to the previous year.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 1, 2018 | 10:31 am

Navy admiral named Brazil’s Minister of Mines and Energy

Albuquerque, 60, will tackle offshore oil licensing rounds and planned energy privatizations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 30, 2018 | 12:32 pm

S.Africa’s main iron ore export rail link closed until Dec. 9

The Saldanha export line carries iron ore sourced mainly from Kumba mines from the Northern Cape province to the Saldanha port in the Western Cape.

Reuters | November 30, 2018 | 9:53 am

Rio Tinto green lights $2.6B Koodaideri iron ore mine investment

Construction will start next year with first production expected in late 2021.

MINING.com Editor | November 29, 2018 | 11:57 am

Anglo CEO says investor confidence returns to South Africa

Anglo American mines platinum, coal, diamonds and iron ore in South Africa.

Bloomberg News | November 29, 2018 | 10:57 am

Rio Tinto to proceed with $2.6B iron ore mine in Western Australia

Construction for the project will start in 2019, with first production expected in late-2021.

Reuters | November 28, 2018 | 2:08 pm

Australia’s Fortescue readies first shipment of new mid-grade iron ore

The new product is a major step in the miner's strategy to wring more value from its iron ore after profits halved last financial year.

Reuters | November 28, 2018 | 9:53 am

Tacora secures $212m cash to restart Scully mine

The mine has been closed since 2014 when former-owner Cliffs Natural Resources pulled out of Canada.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | November 27, 2018 | 2:01 pm

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