Iron Ore Top Stories

LKAB eyes huge investment in CO2-free production

The energy required corresponds to around a third of Sweden's current electricity production of around 160 terawatt-hours.

Reuters | November 23, 2020 | 9:13 am

Billionaire miner Forrest aims to be a global clean energy giant

Forrest’s Fortescue will begin green fuel production in 2022 or…

Bloomberg News | November 23, 2020 | 4:04 am

Luxembourg to set up Europe space mining centre

Luxembourg aims to become Europe's space mining hub.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 18, 2020 | 9:35 am

Supercritical CO2 power plants may help miners reach renewable energy targets

CSIRO and GTI are joining forces to develop a sCO2…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 18, 2020 | 6:25 am

Brazilian state affected by Vale dam burst rejects $4bn offer

Minas Gerais’ Secretary General said the state opposed both the…

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 18, 2020 | 5:57 am

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BHP to boost copper output, lower costs at vast Olympic Dam

BHP wants find a way to up output for the industrial metal from its Olympic Dam by 40% even before a proposed and long-awaited mega-expansion of the operation takes place.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 26, 2016 | 8:45 am

Nautilus underwater project in Eastern Pacific richer than thought

Inferred mineral resources for Nautilus' CCZ project went up to 685 million tonnes from 410 million tonnes.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 26, 2016 | 4:23 am

Boom in private debt financing for mining

Australia's Taurus raised $683m to invest in mining company debt last year, while two funds currently in the market are targeting investor capital of $800m.

Frik Els | May 25, 2016 | 4:45 pm

Iron ore price falls 5% – China scrap adds to oversupply fears

China's steel association warns accumulated steel output will exceed 10 billion tonnes in 2016 as scrap prices drop below pig iron costs inside the country.

Frik Els | May 24, 2016 | 1:06 pm

China plans $720B infrastructure investment, but iron ore still oversupplied

China plans to invest CNY4.7 trillion ($720 billion) on 303 transport infrastructure projects over three years but that may not be enough to give a strong boost to commodity prices in an oversupplied market.

CNBC | May 22, 2016 | 3:44 pm

No white knight for idled Wabush Mines

The mine's assets are now in the process of being liquidated.

Andrew Topf | May 22, 2016 | 2:25 pm

Vale readies for iron ore price war

For competitors S11D is a four-letter word.

Frik Els | May 20, 2016 | 12:00 pm

South African miners to pay 67% of acid drainage clean-up costs

The government will pay for two-thirds of the cost by collecting money from mining companies through a new environmental levy.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 19, 2016 | 4:09 am

South Africa chamber of mines says half of members in the red

Group represents the country's largest mining companies, including AngloGold Ashanti, Sibanye Gold and Impala Platinum Holdings.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 18, 2016 | 8:45 am

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