Mining company Rio Tinto has more than 50 self - driving vehicles hauling
iron ore at a remote site in Western Australia.
Last week campaigners succeeded in deferring the mothballing until either the end of February or until
iron ore at the plant runs out, whichever comes first.
As they prepare for disruption later this week, the miners will take solace from shipping
iron ore at record rates last month.
Not exact matches
Five years ago Geraldton Port's shipping capacity was sitting
at five million tonnes per annum; that included
iron ore, grains, fertilisers, metals, fuels and mineral sands.
MIKE Young sits
at the head of one of Western Australia's fastest growing
iron ore producers; he spends much of his time based in a Perth office and is considered one of the state's prominent business
Executives
at mining giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto have recently told investors that they hope Belt and Road could revive China's metal exports, boosting demand for their
iron ore.
«The internationalization of the DCE
iron ore contracts will give greater access to the global commodity community to trade in the world's biggest onshore ferrous market,» Lee Kirk, managing director
at Cargill Metals, said in an email.
Decmil Group has been awarded a $ 13 million contract for work
at BHP Billiton's South Flank
iron ore project near Newman.
OTOC Australia has been awarded a $ 3 million contract with NRW for the mine process plant in - ground services
at the Roy Hill
iron ore project in the Pilbara.
The government of the Republic of Cameroon is planning to seek funding from China for the rail and port infrastructure
at Sundance Resources» Mbalam - Nabeba
iron ore project, allowing the Perth company to focus just on the mine development.
Iron ore miner BC
Iron has continued its run of cost saving initiatives
at its Nullagine operation by awarding a $ 40 million road haulage contract to QUBE Holdings.
Atlas
Iron has reopened its Mount Webber iron ore mine, marking the recommencement of mining at all three of the company's Pilbara operations after shutting them less than three months
Iron has reopened its Mount Webber
iron ore mine, marking the recommencement of mining at all three of the company's Pilbara operations after shutting them less than three months
iron ore mine, marking the recommencement of mining
at all three of the company's Pilbara operations after shutting them less than three months ago.
The Asciano - led Yilgarn Esperance Solution consortium has won the bid to design, build and operate a new multi-user
iron ore facility
at Esperance Port, understood to be worth about $ 200 million.
A joint venture between Civmec and Sedgman has won a $ 145 million engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning contract
at BHP Billiton's Jimblebar
iron ore mine in the Pilbara.
Former Karara Mining boss Dale Harris has taken a leading
iron ore role
at engineering consultancy firm Hatch.
Brookfield Multiplex has completed the non-processing infrastructure facility
at Gina Rinehart's Roy Hill
iron ore mine in the Pilbara, marking the finish of a $ 270 million workbook
at the project.
Watpac Civil & Mining says it will resume limited works
at Pluton Resources» Cockatoo Island
iron ore project following discussions with the troubled miner's receivers, KordaMentha.
Decmil Group has won about $ 40 million worth of work
at Hancock Prospecting's Roy Hill
iron ore project in the Pilbara, building on its portfolio of port, rail and fuel infrastructure work already under way
at the site.
Pacific Energy chairman Cliff Lawrenson will add the top job
at Atlas
Iron to his list of roles after being appointed chief executive and managing director of the iron ore miner to
Iron to his list of roles after being appointed chief executive and managing director of the
iron ore miner to
iron ore miner today.
Mount Gibson
Iron will look to its Extension Hill project for an answer to its $ 870 million first - half loss, which was the result of price falls and interruptions to work at its Koolan Island iron ore mine in the Pilb
Iron will look to its Extension Hill project for an answer to its $ 870 million first - half loss, which was the result of price falls and interruptions to work
at its Koolan Island
iron ore mine in the Pilb
iron ore mine in the Pilbara.
Engineering group RCR Tomlinson has won a $ 120 million contract to build processing infrastructure
at Rio Tinto's Silvergrass
iron ore mine in the Pilbara.
BC
Iron has terminated a mining services contract with Watpac Civil & Mining three months early as it seeks to cut costs at its Nullagine joint venture operation in response to the plunging iron ore pr
Iron has terminated a mining services contract with Watpac Civil & Mining three months early as it seeks to cut costs
at its Nullagine joint venture operation in response to the plunging
iron ore pr
iron ore price.
Troubled miner Pluton Resources says its major shareholder General Nice Resources has committed to provide extra funding to recommence operations
at the Cockatoo Island
iron ore project.
The state government has given its tick of approval for Rio Tinto to develop more
iron ore deposits
at the mining giant's Western Turner Syncline operation near Tom Price.
The state government has extended its discounted charges
at the Utah Point bulk handling facility by another year, to help junior miners continue exporting
iron ore, as debate around the sale of the port continues.
Atlas
Iron plans to resume production at its two closed iron ore mines after striking an innovative profit sharing deal with its contractors, but it is also seeking to complete a big capital raising to ensure its longer - term viabil
Iron plans to resume production
at its two closed
iron ore mines after striking an innovative profit sharing deal with its contractors, but it is also seeking to complete a big capital raising to ensure its longer - term viabil
iron ore mines after striking an innovative profit sharing deal with its contractors, but it is also seeking to complete a big capital raising to ensure its longer - term viability.
China - based Citic Group has flagged a $ US1.4 billion to $ US1.8 billion impairment
at its Sino
Iron magnetite project in the Pilbara as a result of the falling value of iron
Iron magnetite project in the Pilbara as a result of the falling value of
iron iron ore.
The state government has announced a $ 40 million package to reduce charges
at the Utah Point bulk handling facility by up to $ 2.50 per tonne, in an effort to help junior miners continue to export
iron ore.
Sedgman's joint venture operation with Thiess has won a $ 64 million contract for the design and construction of a modular
iron processing plant
at Fortescue Metal Group's Solomon
iron ore mine in Western Australia.
Tugboat deckhands
at Australia's main
iron ore port have agreed to a new wage deal after more than a year of negotiations.
The reason to take a close look
at this company is twofold: it's one of the most diversified miners around, so one commodity's underperformance shouldn't have as significant an impact on the company as it would if it was just a coal or
iron ore producer.
Diversified mining services company Mineral Resources has announced plans to acquire Atlas
Iron in a scrip deal that values the iron ore miner at $ 280 mill
Iron in a scrip deal that values the
iron ore miner at $ 280 mill
iron ore miner
at $ 280 million.
One of the state's largest mining services companies has received a boost, with BGC Contracting securing a five - year contract extension worth $ 520 million
at Cliffs Natural Resources» Koolyanobbing
iron ore mine.
Construction is officially underway
at Gindalbie Metal's $ 1.8 billion Karara
iron ore project in the Mid West following an official ground - breaking ceremony held on site this morning attended by Premier Colin Barnett.
Two private consortia have been short - listed to tender for the design, finance, construction and operation of a new multi-user
iron ore facility (MUIOF)
at Esperance Port.
Gindalbie Metals shares slipped on the ASX today after the
iron ore producer said it would need extra working capital to see out the end of the year, having run into more issues
at its Karara project in the Mid West.
A ramp - up of
iron ore exports has lifted annual throughput
at Port Hedland to a new record of 460.4 million tonnes, with the combined Pilbara Ports Authority tracking for a figure of 633.5 mt per year.
Western Australian
iron ore junior Crusader has announced a cost - cutting program aimed
at reducing overheads in the wake of tougher market conditions.
COCKATOO Island, touted as a stunning new tourist resort in the heart of WA's Kimberley region, will be the site of a revitalised $ 7.4 million resource project by Portman Mining Limited aimed
at boosting its
iron ore production.
The system was installed
at Alinta Energy's 178 MW gas - fired Newman Power Station, which supplies a major
iron -
ore mine in the mineral - rich region.
BHP is now looking
at ways to fix the issue with the dumpers, but the problem took the gloss off a strong performance from the
iron ore business, which accounts for about 40 per cent of BHP's profits.
Production is running
at record levels in the financial year to date and BHP produced 58 million tonnes of
iron ore during the quarter, up 8 per cent on the previous corresponding period.
Gold,
iron ore and oil prices are seeing a rebound
at the moment with many analysts believing that commodity prices have «bottomed out» and are eyeing gains, but Goldman Sachs has issued a warning on the current surge in commodities arguing that it is «not sustainable.»
But the two, along with
iron ore, pared gains
at the close as steel prices came off.
Discounts on Fortescue's
iron ore have deepened
at a time when they were supposed to improve, but analysts believe the miner's new price rea...
As soon as an analyst understood that debt was growing
at an unsustainable pace, I told the conference guests, he should know that Chinese demand for
iron ore was also unsustainable.
The Brazilian
iron -
ore producer will give workers
at its Serra Azul unit in the Minas Gerais state a 30 - day holiday, MMX said in a statement today.
In an all - time first, Australian mining giant Rio Tinto is using two fully automated driverless truck fleets
at its massive
iron ore mines.
Cele notes that, «the demand from China for
iron -
ore continues to grow, but
at a declining pace, further exacerbating pricing pressure,» meaning that Vale's considerable investment in nickel, coal, fertilisers and copper will only partially mitigate the impact of the increase in
iron -
ore mining capacity globally on the company.
Ports data indicate that capacity expansions resulted in a sharp pick - up in
iron ore and LNG export volumes in the December quarter; the latter pick - up reflects the recent commencement of the fourth LNG train
at the North West Shelf gas project.