Talks on Guinea’s iron ore advance, BHP nears deal on Nimba

The head of the iron ore division, Andrew Harding, defens Rio's own plans to ramp up ore production.

Anglo's chief warned the company plans to take severe measures over the next two years.

The iron ore miner warned Wednesday that its shares now had "little or no value."

The state government submitted an application to the federal government for 3mn m³ of dredging material to be disposed on land.

But with BHP Billiton's announced production boost the port is likely to recover quickly.

Preferring to "successfully execute" alone.

Mining giant Rio Tinto will face protests around the world on Oct. 7, in a coordinated day of defiance by thousands of its employees.

While BHP gets ready to further expand iron ore output, Glencore's Glasenberg warns the move will make investing in African iron ore a less appealing prospect.

In response to the widespread devastation caused by the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, BHP Billiton Sustainable Communities has donated US$400,000 to the Pooled World Health Organisation (WHO) Ebola Response fund.