China minerals curb could cost US GDP $1B: Macquarie
China’s export controls on certain critical minerals could cut gross domestic product in the United States by more than $1 billion a year, even if U.S. reliance on Chinese imports…
Iron Ore
Fortescue’s Forrest doesn’t get critical minerals hype
Fortescue (ASX: FMG) founder and executive chairman Andrew Forrest said on Friday he’s advancing critical minerals projects despite not understanding the “fuss” surrounding the strategic metals. Speaking at Fortescue’s annual…
Ivanhoe Atlantic’s Guinea iron ore project moves closer to construction
Ivanhoe Atlantic has completed the necessary environmental and social impact studies (ESIA) for its Kon Kweni iron ore project in Guinea and submitted permit applications to begin construction early next year….
Cleveland-Cliffs eyes US rare earths production
Cleveland-Cliffs (NYSE: CLF) announced plans to enter the rare earth mining business after discovering two potential deposits in Michigan and Minnesota, which would allow the Ohio-based company to expand beyond iron…
New Ontario rules aim to speed up mine approvals
Ontario has introduced rules designed to cut mine approval times by half – a move that Energy and Mines Minister Stephen Lecce insisted will make the province more competitive in…
Site Visit: Saga Metals’ search for critical metals puts it on the radar
Cartwright, Labrador – On top of a forested mountain just inland from the Atlantic coast, a white dome and a set of buildings forming a military radar station almost act…
Rio Tinto, Japanese firms pour $733M into Pilbara mine
Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) and its Japanese joint-venture partners will invest $733 million to extend the life of the West Angelas iron ore hub in Western Australia’s Pilbara region by…
Fatal accident forces WCS to halt iron site at Simandou
Winning Consortium Simandou (WCS), the company that’s developing Blocks 1 and 2 of the massive Simandou iron ore project in Guinea, has halted operations after a fatal accident killed three…
Seabed miners face squeeze under oceans law
A newly ratified treaty to safeguard life at sea is expected to intensify opposition to deep-sea mining at a United Nations climate summit this week in New York, running alongside…
BHP eyes Geraldine Slattery as CEO, FT reports
BHP (ASX, NYSE, LSE: BHP) could appoint Geraldine Slattery, president of its Australia operations, as the company’s first female chief executive in its 140-year history, the Financial Times reported on…
Brazil arrests mining agency head in corruption probe
Authorities in Brazil arrested the head of the country’s mining agency (Agência Nacional de Mineração, or ANM) as part of a wide-ranging federal operation targeting corruption, environmental crimes and illegal…
Rio Tinto, partners score major tax break on Simandou
Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE: RIO) and its partners in Guinea’s Simandou iron ore project have reportedly secured corporate tax concessions worth more than half off the standard rate for key…