The Board of Red Hill Iron Limited (RHI) announced that it has entered into a binding agreement to sell it’s 40% interest in the Red Hill Iron Ore Joint Venture to a wholly owned subsidiary of Mineral Resources Limited.
Nordic Iron Ore AB and Epiroc Sweden have signed a letter of intent (MoU) regarding cooperation to develop the mining project in Blötberget.
As part of Nordic Iron AB's (NIO) goal to build a modern mine with the lowest possible environmental impact, the consulting company Paterson & Cooke has been hired to evaluate alternatives for better management of the waste (tailings) from the enrichment operations.
Anglo American plc (“Anglo American”) is today presenting its biannual sustainability performance update.
Mark Cutifani, Chief Executive of Anglo American, said: “A sustainable business is one that has an enduring purpose in society and that considers in all its decision-making the many different forms of value that it can deliver for all stakeholders, including the natural environment.
Trafikverket (the Swedish Transport Administration), together with LKAB and Bane Nor, is conducting tests on the Swedish and Norwegian sections of the Ore Railway to enable heavier transports in future. Therefore, the axle load for ore cars is being increased from 30 tonnes to 31 tonnes.
After having dramatically ramped up exploration activities in all three mining locations since 2018, LKAB can now present the result: an increase in mineral resources during 2020 by 45 percent, from 1.2 to 1.7 billion tonnes.
Metso Outotec has signed a contract with Beijing Shougang International Engineering Technology Co. Ltd (BSIET) on the delivery of environmentally sound technology for an iron ore pelletizing plant to be built in Southwest China. The order value is not disclosed. The contract has been booked into Metals segment Q4 2020 orders received.
Haver & Boecker Niagara offers the Niagara XL-Class vibrating screen, which combines advanced exciter drive technology with a wide body to offer producers high-capacity screening action at up to 15,000 tons per hour. The XL-Class is the largest exciter-driven machine in the industry.
LKAB has established a clearer boundary for properties that will be affected up to 2035, by which time main level 1365 will have been mined out.
Iron ore exports from India are expected to decline by around 25% to 23.3 Mt in 2020 due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak and the subsequent closure of ports, shortage of workers and transport restrictions, which are severely disrupting the exports as well as the domestic supply, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
Epiroc AB, a leading productivity partner for the mining and infrastructure industries, has signed a contract with Roy Hill to deliver a fully automated haul truck solution for its iron ore mining operation in Western Australia.
Stable production and favourable market conditions enabled LKAB to increase its operating profit both for the quarter and for the full year, this despite lower delivery volumes. The market remains uncertain, however.
Rio Tinto has successfully deployed AutoHaul, establishing the world’s largest robot and first automated heavy-haul, long distance rail network.
Anglo American plc announces the receipt of regulatory approval relating to the Step 3 licence area of the Minas-Rio operation in Brazil.
Anglo American plc (“Anglo American”) provides an update on the inspection of its Minas-Rio iron ore pipeline in Brazil, and the expected timeline for operations to restart.
DMT supports environmental project in Europe's largest iron ore region
Cimic Group’s global mining services provider, Thiess, has secured a contract extension at Fortescue Metals Group’s Solomon Hub in the Hamersley Ranges, Western Australia.
LKAB Minerals sells 1.3 million tonnes of the iron ore product MagnaDense to Wasco Coatings Europe GmbH. Wasco will use MagnaDense in the production of high density concrete, to coat the pipes for Nord Stream 2.
LKAB’s new open-pit mine Mertainen outside Svappavaara will not be taken into production. The prevailing situation in the market means that the mine will be mothballed until circumstances change.