Iron Ore Top Stories

Not so autonomous: Wifi outage results in driverless truck crash at Fortescue mine

One of the trucks was traveling at low speed and ran into another that was parked at its Christmas Creek iron ore mine in Australia's Pilbara region.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 15, 2019 | 5:21 am

Eight Vale employees arrested in Brazil as part of dam collapse probe

Four people from the German consulting group Tüv Süd, company…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 15, 2019 | 3:29 am

Technology to redesign 77% of Australian mining jobs over next five years — report

An injection of A$5 billion to A$13 billion in workforce…

MINING.com Editor | February 14, 2019 | 1:48 pm

China iron ore imports rise on pre-holiday restocking

Iron ore supply is expected to tighten after the Vale…

Reuters | February 14, 2019 | 10:25 am

Brazilian mine tragedy will not be the last tailings dam disaster

Our current prediction is for 19 very serious failures between…

Reuters | February 14, 2019 | 9:52 am

160-year study of real commodity prices sees beginning of the end of the supercycle

For those with a very long time horizon, the news is good though.

Frik Els | March 15, 2013 | 11:59 pm

Iron ore price drops 4% to 3-month low

Steelmaking ingredient is now down 16% in just three weeks.

Frik Els | March 14, 2013 | 5:57 pm

SLIDESHOW: 2-minute history of the iron ore wars

From relic of the industrial age to the most profitable bulk commodity the mining industry has ever experienced.

Frik Els | March 13, 2013 | 11:42 pm

Rio Tinto in Guinea: Will it stay or will it go?

Simandou, expected to cost more than $10 billion, is proving too costly for the giant miner, currently focused on selling non-core operations to curb costs and bolster its balance sheet.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 13, 2013 | 3:24 pm

Tata Steel gives Labrador Iron Mines a $30 million cash injection

Rationalization and cooperation

Michael Allan McCrae | March 13, 2013 | 3:15 pm

The ‘revolution’ in the next decade of mining

Deloitte CEO Glen Ives believes the mining industry will 'revolutionize' the way it approaches projects in the coming decade.

MINING.com Editor | March 12, 2013 | 6:58 pm

Iron ore fall strikes projects, miners and frightens investors

The steelmaking commodity hit a 2½-month low Monday as Chinese steelmakers resist restocking frightened by weakening economic data.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 12, 2013 | 2:29 pm

BHP imminent asset sales could raise $25 billion

The mining giant is rushing to sell at least 10 non-core assets to reduce debt and simplify its operations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 12, 2013 | 12:35 pm

Asteroid mining to dominate the industry: experts

Geologists believe that asteroids hold iron ore, nickel and precious metals at much higher concentrations than those found on Earth.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 11, 2013 | 6:16 pm

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