Editorial: Industrial power returns
For much of the past three decades, mining executives struggled to convince governments that minerals were strategic assets. They no longer have to make that case because the world has made it…
Iron Ore
Ottawa approves Canada Nickel’s Crawford mine
Canada Nickel (TSXV: CNC: US-OTC: CNIKF) has secured federal approval to proceed with its proposed Crawford polymetallic mine in Ontario, paving the way for a construction decision next year amid…
Anglo execs take top jobs in $53B Teck merger
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) executives will hold three of Anglo Teck’s four top jobs after the $53-billion all-share merger with Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) closes next year….
Saga nears first resource with titanium-vanadium hits
High-grade assays from Saga Metals’ (TSXV: SAGA; US-OTC: SAGMF) Radar titanium-vanadium-iron project in Labrador reveal continuity across wide areas of oxide mineralization and point to the potential size of the…
BHP, unions fail to reach Port Hedland wage deal
BHP (LSE, NYSE, ASX: BHP) and unions representing workers at its Port Hedland iron ore operations in Australia have ended wage negotiations without reaching a new agreement, but further talks…
Sundance Resources awarded $616M after Cameroon’s ‘unlawful’ iron ore project grab
Sundance Resources has won a $616-million (C$870-million) arbitration award after an International Chamber of Commerce tribunal found Cameroon breached its legal obligations over the Mbalam-Nabeba iron ore project. The Perth-based…
BHP’s first port strike in 26 years rattles iron ore supply
Union action at Port Hedland raises fresh concerns over iron ore exports as wage negotiations remain deadlocked.
Altius raises C$182M after royalty buys
Altius Minerals (TSX: ALS; US-OTC: ATUSF) is raising $182 million (US$130 million) through a bought-deal share offering to strengthen its balance sheet following a series of royalty acquisitions. The St….
BHP strike threat fuels iron ore’s best week since May
Iron ore prices are headed for their biggest weekly gain since early May as a looming strike at BHP‘s (NYSE, LSE, ASX: BHP) Port Hedland export terminal raises supply concerns…
Rinehart invests $50M in X-ray tech for ore, cancer
Gina Rinehart, Australia’s richest person, is backing California-based Lumitron Technologies with a $50 million investment to commercialize high-resolution imaging technology used to improve ore processing and cancer detection. The investment…
BHP, Rio test electric trucks to cut iron ore emissions
Industry leaders begin testing electric haul trucks as mining seeks to cut emissions at scale.
Guinea halts raw gold exports, seeks local refining
Guinea has banned the export of raw gold in an effort to raise domestic processing of metals, Africa-focused business news site Ecofin Agency reported Monday. President Mamadi Doumbouya announced the…