Tropical Cyclone Veronica is expected to cost major BHP between six-million to eight-million tonnes of iron-ore production, the miner warned on Tuesday.
The company noted that port and rail operations at Port Hedland were ramping up after being suspe…
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Iron-ore miner Fortescue Metals has approved the development of the $2.6-billion Iron Bridge magnetite project, in Western Australia.
The ASX-listed miner said on Tuesday that the project is expected to produce 22-million tonnes a year once in full o…
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Decision comes on the same day a Brazilian court froze an additional 1 billion reais ($255 million) in assets as possible compensation for damages related to a recent evacuation of the area around the company’s Vargem Grande dam in Minas Gerais state.
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Diversified miner Rio Tinto on Monday warned that iron-ore production in 2019 was likely to be some 14-million tonnes below previous estimates.
The miner noted that while its iron-ore projects in Western Australia were progressively resuming operation…
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Ukraine-focused iron-ore pellet producer Ferrexpo on Monday again delayed the publication of full-year results to the end of April, while it awaits further progress in an independent investigation on possible misuse of charitable donations.
Ferrexpo s…
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Data shows West Africa has the biggest growth rate in the yellow metal’s resources in the world.
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Rio Tinto said on Friday it issued force majeure notices to some iron ore customers due to damage from tropical cyclone Veronica, which hit Western Australia earlier this week.
A force majeure is invoked when a company tells a counterparty that it can…
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Brazilian miner Vale on Thursday estimated selling up to 75-million tonnes less iron-ore this year, after several mines were halted following its second deadly dam burst in less than four years.
The estimate, which is 20% below its prior forecast, is…
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Brazilian miner Vale on Thursday estimated selling up to 75-million tonnes less iron-ore this year, after several mines were halted following its second deadly dam burst in less than four years.
The estimate, which is 20% below its prior forecast, is…
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The plan puts emphasis on emphasis on agritech, aerospace, defense, renewable energy and telecommunications.
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