iron ore

Solid iron ore prices are tipped to continue throughout early 2020, according to Australian iron ore development company Macarthur Minerals.

Stay on top of the most popular stories on Australian Mining over the past week, including a sharp increase in the Australian dollar gold price following the Iranian missile attacks.

Automation is considered the future of mining, but as two of Dyno Nobel’s leaders explain, it can also be used to collect data that help to plan for sustainable outcomes.

Sodexo, together with Native Title businesses in the Pilbara, has won a contract to provide village services for Fortescue Metals Group in Western Australia.

Flinders Mines has formed a farm-in incorporated joint venture with BBI Group for its flagship Pilbara iron ore project (PIOP).

Roy Hill is set to launch construction of a processing plant that will help boost shipping of iron ore from the Pilbara site to 60 million tonnes a year once operational.

Stay on top of the most popular stories on Australian Mining over the past week, including the latest major iron ore contract awarded by Rio Tinto in the Pilbara.

Fortescue Metals Group has been beaten by a consortium including Guinea’s biggest bauxite exporter in a tender to develop key sections of the massive Simandou iron ore project in the West African country.

Stay on top of the most popular stories on Australian Mining over the past week, including a review of the fall in iron ore prices since July.

Deloitte has identified the rise and fall of iron ore, the impact of  the United States-China trade disputes and gold’s record run as the three key trends affecting the commodity market.

Rio Tinto has increased its 2020 iron ore shipment guidance after a 10 per cent jump in its September quarter production totalling 87.3 million tonnes on the previous period.

Stay on top of the most popular stories on Australian Mining over the past week, including the latest contract awarded by Adani for the Carmichael mine and rail project in Queensland.

Fortescue Metals Group has started the 2020 financial year with 42.2 million tonnes of total shipments, a 5 per cent improvement on the previous corresponding period.

Stay on top of the most popular stories on Australian Mining over the past week, including the latest contract Rio Tinto has awarded for the development of the Koodaideri iron ore project in Western Australia.

Fortescue Metals Group plans to use solar power for up to 100 per cent of its daytime energy requirements at the Chichester Hub iron ore operations in the Pilbara.

Rio Tinto has recovered from operational and weather challenges faced in the Pilbara earlier this year, with its September quarter iron ore production jumping 10 per cent.

Stay on top of the most popular stories on Australian Mining over the past week, including Fortescue Metals Group’s hunt for an expansion opportunity in Africa.

Fortescue Metals Group has submitted a bid to be the developer of Blocks 1 and 2 of the giant Simandou iron ore project in Guinea, West Africa.

Australia’s resource export earnings are continuing to grow, with surging commodity earnings expected to offset global market volatility in the midterm.

Stay on top of the most popular stories on Australian Mining over the past week, including another significant find at the Beta Hunt gold mine in Western Australia.