March 20, 2012
WA premier slams mining tax
West Australian Premier Colin Barnett has slammed the federal government's mining tax, calling it discriminatory and an example of the commonwealth trying to hold back the advance of his state.
March 20, 2012
West Australian Premier Colin Barnett has slammed the federal government's mining tax, calling it discriminatory and an example of the commonwealth trying to hold back the advance of his state.
March 19, 2012
The global demand for iron ore will double over the next 18 years driven primarily by China's and India's appetite for steelmaking.
March 18, 2012
Vale SA (VALE3), Brazil’s biggest exporter, has shut a railroad that transports production from the world’s largest iron ore mine after a construction accident.
March 18, 2012
Brazilian mining company Vale SA (VALE, VALE5.BR) halted iron ore and passenger transport for an undetermined period on a stretch of its Carajas railroad in north Brazil after an accident…
March 18, 2012
Mr Tom Albanese CEO of Rio Tinto as saying that company has shrugged off concerns about a slow down in Chinese demand for commodities, reiterating its faith in the Asian…
March 18, 2012
Shipping operations at Australia's Port Hedland have resumed after a tropical cyclone that passed through the Pilbara iron ore belt weakened to below cyclone intensity and moved inland on Sunday.
March 17, 2012
Amid the bustle of the 80th Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention in Toronto, The Gold Report sat down with PDAC President Scott Jobin-Bevans for his take on…
March 16, 2012
Kobe Steel, Ltd. announces that it reached agreement with trading firm Sojitz Corporation to take a 33% equity share in Sojitz Resources & Technology Pty Ltd, currently a 100% owned…
March 16, 2012
Operations at two ports used by Rio Tinto -- Dampier and Cape Lambert -- were winding down, while mining and its rail hauling line remained open, said a spokesman for…
March 16, 2012
AusGroup subsidiary AGC Industries has formalised its construction contract with Gindalbie Metals for its Karara iron ore project.
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