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Ruling on misleading information by Fortescue overturned

Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest may face directorship ban following the overturning of an earlier court case by the Australian Federal Court Today proved to be a day of champagne followed by flat beer for the chief executive of Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (ASX:

Mineweb | February 18, 2011 | 12:47 pm

Cliffs shares jump 10% on better-than-expected profit

Cliffs Natural Resources CEO says the growth in profits came on the back of the group’s move to increase exposure to global […]

Mineweb | February 17, 2011 | 11:19 pm

Iron-ore junior Alderon sees interest in Canadian project

Mining Weekly reports that iron-ore junior Alderon Resources, which has a project on the Labrador-Quebec border, has already been seeing interest from […]

Mining Weekly | February 14, 2011 | 7:42 pm

Rio Tinto net earnings up 194% over last year

Rio Tinto announced net earnings of US$14.324 billion in 2010, up from US$4.872 billion in 2009. The company also announced a $5 […]

Michael Allan McCrae | February 11, 2011 | 5:04 pm

Coveted Chiria deposit will be mined by Steel Authority

Steel Authority of India Ltd. announced on Thursday that it had received government approval to mine Chiria deposits located in Jharkhand, India. […]

Michael Allan McCrae | February 10, 2011 | 4:28 pm

Rio Tinto to spend US$1.2 billion in Canada, Australia

Australia Business Reviews reports: Rio Tinto’s quest for world domination in the mining industry continues with its latest US$1.2 billion investments in […]

MINING.com Editor | February 9, 2011 | 8:08 pm

IOC to expand iron ore production

Rio Tinto has green-lighted an expansion of the Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) facility in Labrador City, Canada. The second of […]

Andrew Topf | February 9, 2011 | 5:45 pm

Iron ore prices remain stable while China slumbers

With China out of the picture for the Lunar New Year holiday, spot iron ore prices show minimal variation.

Mineweb | February 4, 2011 | 5:48 pm

Mining magnates top Forbes list of richest Australians

Georgina Rinehart is Australia’s wealthiest individual with an estimated net worth of $9 billion, according to Forbes list of Australia’s 40 Richest […]

Michael Allan McCrae | February 3, 2011 | 6:00 pm

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