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Massive Canadian iron ore mine gets final go ahead

Alderon Iron Ore gets green light to start construction of $1 billion iron ore mine with Chinese backing near Labrador City.

Frik Els | May 27, 2014 | 7:45 pm

Vale’s New Caledonia nickel plant under siege, up to $30m in damage

Angry rioters attacked the nickel facility, which has been closed since early May after an estimated 100,000 litres of acid-tainted effluent polluted a nearby creek.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 27, 2014 | 3:54 pm

Game-changing $20 billion African iron ore deal signed

Cost of building Infrastructure to support 100mt of ore related to Rio Tinto's giant Simandou iron ore mine in Guinea alone estimated at over $13 billion.

Frik Els | May 26, 2014 | 10:17 pm

Scientists find rare-earth-like magnetic properties in iron

Finding may provide a new and more available ingredient for manufacturing motors for hybrid and electric cars, as well as generators.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 26, 2014 | 12:00 pm

Deutsche Bank won’t fund Barrier Reef port expansion

The bank says it won't finance a project whose effects are still being debated.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 23, 2014 | 5:12 pm

Former Chinese mining mogul sentenced to death

Liu Han, 48, was found guilty of 13 charges, including murder, running casinos and illegally selling firearms.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 23, 2014 | 2:43 pm

Iron ore port strike worries lift prices from two-year low

Iron ore prices came back from the dead Wednesday on worries over a shutdown of Australia's largest export port.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 21, 2014 | 3:23 pm

Glencore’s CEO Glasenberg blames big miners for iron ore collapse

He said rivals BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, and Vale has put too much pressure on prices through their aggressive brownfields expansions.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 21, 2014 | 10:05 am

CHART: Unnerving slide in iron ore price continues

This year iron ore is down 27% hitting a fresh low of $97.50 on Tuesday, echoing 2011 and 2012 when the price dropped by a third in a matter of weeks.

Frik Els | May 20, 2014 | 9:55 pm

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

A colossus for Canada: new iron ore handling system shipped to Baffin Island

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