iron ore

Mineral Resources’ continued growth through acquisitions and project development has hit the company’s earnings in its latest financial report.

Fortescue has posted a large boost to profits and a surge in iron ore prices for the six months ending December 31, 2018.

BHP has awarded its latest contract for the South Flank iron ore project in the Pilbara, Western Australia to Clough.

Aveva explains why the company is at the forefront of the digital transformation in mining.

The global iron ore price is expected to temporarily rise above $US100 ($138) per tonne due to fallout from Vale’s recent tailings dam disaster in Brazil, according to Capital Economics.

There’s a way to avoid being harmed by mine dust including crystalline silica on the east coast and asbestos fibres on the west coast.

CU-River Mining has purchased the site of two former Port Augusta power stations from Flinders Power so that it can be turned into a $250 million port facility in the Spencer Gulf, South Australia.

Fortescue Metals Group is making a strong first impression with its higher grade product in China as prices for iron ore have increased for the miner.

A dam disaster in Brazil that left 60 people dead and over 300 missing last Friday has cast a new light on the safety record of iron ore major Vale.

NRW Holdings has scooped a $65 million contract to deliver bulk earthworks at Rio Tinto’s Koodaideri iron ore development in the Pilbara, Western Australia.

Rising investment in Western Australian mining projects and record sales in 2017–18 could see the mining industry return to the conditions of the mining boom, according to research from IBISWorld.

Hancock Prospecting chair Gina Rinehart remains Australia’s richest person despite the fall in iron ore prices during 2018.

Flinders Mines’ shareholders have submitted proposals to the Takeovers Panel to prevent the company’s attempted delisting from the ASX. 

Rio Tinto is discussing an extension of the Bao-HI iron ore joint venture in Western Australia’s Pilbara region with partner China Baowu Group.

Fortescue Metals Group’s first shipment of the higher-grade West Pilbara Fines iron ore has left Western Australia for China.

TNG has appointed a German company to arrange a $US600 million ($850 million) debt raising for its 100 per cent-owned Mount Peake project in the Northern Territory.

BHP’s introduction of autonomous equipment at the $4.5 billion South Flank iron ore project in the Pilbara is under way.

Mount Gibson Iron’s recommencement of operations at the Koolan Island iron project in Western Australia is scheduled to start by the end of March 2019.

Rio Tinto has awarded a $45 million construction contract to Pindan at its Koodaideri iron ore project in the Pilbara.

Havilah Resources has reported the discovery of a significant iron ore deposit in the Grants Iron Ore Basin in South Australia.