Iron Ore Top Stories

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 at a record $235.41 billion in the 2020-2021 financial year ending in June.

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

Rio kept destruction of Ice Age Australia heritage secret, Aboriginal group says

The Wintawari Guruma Aboriginal Corporation says Rio Tinto kept existence…

Reuters | June 25, 2021 | 5:15 am

Rio Tinto defends executive bonus structure

Proxy adviser Glass Lewis criticised the firm for paying out bonuses in 2017, a year when two employees died at work.

Reuters | April 11, 2018 | 6:05 am

Iron ore giant says miners have shut gates on new supply

Global iron ore miners have turned off the tap on adding new production capacity to feed China’s steel mills.

Bloomberg News | April 10, 2018 | 10:45 am

Private capital flowing into mining on track for record year

The second largest ever private equity fund focused on mining closed in the first quarter – 13 funds aim to raise a further $4.9 billion in 2018.

Frik Els | April 9, 2018 | 4:43 pm

ICSID rejects BSGR’s motion in battle over Simandou iron ore project in Guinea

The information was made public by The Wall Street Journal, whose journalists had access to a procedural order.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 8, 2018 | 11:10 am

Venezuelan Catholic Church worried about mining devastation

"The church but the entire world is worried about the environmental degradation that unregulated mining activities are causing in the Bolívar and Amazonas states."

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | April 5, 2018 | 5:48 pm

World’s top miner BHP quits global coal group over climate stance

The miner is withdrawing from the World Coal Association over a clash of views on how to fight climate change, with BHP saying it’ll reap little benefit from staying on as a member.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 5, 2018 | 3:35 am

Brazil state fines Anglo American $37.73 million over pipeline leak

The leak in the pipeline, which carries slurry to a port in Rio de Janeiro state, occurred on March 12 and forced the miner to suspend operations until March 27.

Reuters | April 4, 2018 | 5:00 pm

South African court backs industry on black ownership

Uncertainty around the Mining Charter and ownership levels have deterred investment in a sector that accounts for 8% of the country's economic output.

Reuters | April 4, 2018 | 10:14 am

Anglo needs 90 days to inspect leak at Brazil iron ore operations

It said the leak of non-hazardous iron ore slurry was stopped within eight minutes and caused no disruption to local water supply.

Reuters | April 3, 2018 | 10:55 am

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