Iron Ore Top Stories

China targets Australia barley, but what matters is coal, LNG, iron ore

Move is seen as Beijing’s ongoing expression of displeasure over Canberra’s role in pushing for an international investigation into the origins of covid-19.

Reuters | May 19, 2020 | 11:59 am

Vale after NYC real estate moguls for Simandou compensation

Vale alleges the $500 million it paid BSGR to partner…

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 19, 2020 | 8:41 am

Covid-19 impact on iron ore market — report

Fitch now expects iron ore production to grow by 0.8%…

MINING.com Editor | May 18, 2020 | 3:24 pm

Sweden reports its biggest ever quake caused by mining in Arctic

Kiruna, the world's biggest underground iron ore mine, has been…

Reuters | May 18, 2020 | 11:20 am

Sierra Leone detains five expatriate managers at iron ore mine

The arrests come amid the SL Mining’s legal battle with…

Bloomberg News | May 18, 2020 | 9:23 am

Study shows 96% of some mining jobs can be automated

INTERACTIVE INFOGRAPHIC: Don't just think truck drivers – 38% of first line mining supervisors' activities can be automated using CURRENT technology.

Frik Els | December 22, 2015 | 4:23 pm

Iron ore price predictions keep getting cut

Iron ore back above $40 on Tuesday, but Australia cuts official price forecast for 2016 to 20% below prediction made just three months ago.

Frik Els | December 22, 2015 | 10:49 am

Death toll from Brazilian dam burst climbs — BHP

The miner raised the death toll from the catastrophic dam burst at a mine in Brazil last month to 17 from 13 and said there are two people still missing.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 22, 2015 | 5:15 am

What to expect for 2016: Top predictions for the mining industry

Will commodities continue to “bump along the bottom” or is a recovery coming by mid-year? The jury is out.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 22, 2015 | 3:15 am

Australia ok’s vast coal port expansion near Great Barrier Reef

The expansion work will require dredging 1.1 million cubic meters of seabed near the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 22, 2015 | 3:00 am

BHP, Vale have assets frozen over Samarco damages

Two of the largest mining companies in the world are being held to account by the Brazilian government over a massive tailings dam rupture.

Andrew Topf | December 20, 2015 | 3:50 pm

De Beers closing another diamond mine, this time in Botswana

Debswana, a 50/50 joint venture between De Beers and the government of Botswana, is set to close its Damtshaa mine and scale down production at Orapa.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 18, 2015 | 7:20 am