Iron Ore Top Stories

Rio Tinto investors partying like it’s 2014

Miner will pay a special dividend worth $4 billion, or $2.43 cent a share, as it recorded its highest annual underlying earnings in the last five years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 27, 2019 | 5:27 am

Brazil’s deadly dam collapse pushes miners to set global rules for tailings

The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), a London-based…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 26, 2019 | 9:00 am

Steinmetz stages Guinea comeback in Sarkozy-brokered deal

"A good agreement is much better than any war."

Bloomberg News | February 25, 2019 | 9:26 am

Former Xstrata boss Mick Davis to mine Guinea’s Zogota iron ore deposit

Project offers Davis an opportunity to relaunch his mining career…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 25, 2019 | 7:16 am

Brazilian iron ore supply disruptions to be expected – Report

Wood Mackenzie says close to 8 million tonnes of seaborne…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | February 24, 2019 | 10:02 am

Another bidder walks away from Rio’s Canada iron ore

China's Minmetals finds IOC too pricey at $3.5 billion according to a new report.

Frik Els | October 24, 2013 | 12:05 am

Caterpillar sees no signs of improvement on the horizon

Share price drops more than 6% following Q3 profits of less than $1 billion.

Ana Komnenic | October 23, 2013 | 5:28 pm

BHP, Rio to inject $10bn in Australia’s iron ore sector

Signs of recovery in the resource industry.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 22, 2013 | 4:08 pm

Rio Tinto, IBM deal spells office layoffs

Focusing on core business.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 22, 2013 | 6:15 am

BHP’s iron ore business shoots the lights out

World's biggest miner ups iron ore production 23% after 35mtpa Jimblebar project comes in six months ahead of schedule.

Frik Els | October 21, 2013 | 11:54 pm

Thousands march against large-scale mining in Uruguay

About 2,000 people rallied in Uruguay’s capital, demanding the government to stop London-based Zamin Ferrous's $3 billion Valentines iron ore mine and other major projects.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 21, 2013 | 10:43 am

BHP adds $10m to Australian indigenous scholarship program

“Over the past five financial years, we have committed more than A$55 million in education initiatives through the BHP Billiton Community Development Program.”

MINING.com Editor | October 21, 2013 | 12:24 am