Iron ore
Fortescue records first magnetite production at Iron Bridge mine
Fortescue Metals Group has produced its first magnetite product graded at more than 68% iron from its $3.9bn (A$5.83bn) Iron Bridge mine…
Pensana gets further $10m from M&G, Angolan wealth fund
M&G and Angolan sovereign wealth fund Fundo Soberano de Angola (FSDEA) have agreed to inject an additional $10m in UK-based…
Brazil’s Vale posts 59% drop in Q1 2023 profit
Brazilian miner Vale has recorded a decline in net profit in the first quarter of 2023 due to weaker sales…
Data insight: the EU’s import reliance for critical materials for wind energy is 77%
As the world shifts to renewables, governments have realised the need to focus on securing the supply of materials needed…
BHP’s proposed OZ Minerals takeover gets competition clearance in Vietnam
BHP's proposed buyout of Australian firm OZ Minerals (OZL) has secured approval from Vietnam’s Competition and Consumer Authority. The deal…
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Anglo American and H2 Green Steel collaborate on green steelmaking
Mining company Anglo American and H2 Green Steel have teamed up to advance in the area of low-carbon steelmaking. The alliance…
BHP and China’s HBIS to trial carbon capture technologies
Global miner BHP Group has signed an agreement with Chinese steel company HBIS Group to trial carbon capture, utilisation and…
BHP and Hatch partner to design Australian electric smelting plant
BHP has teamed up with global engineering firm Hatch to design an electric smelting furnace (ESF) pilot plant in Australia.…
Guinea and Rio Tinto resume infrastructure work at Simandou iron mine
The Guinean Government and Rio Tinto and its partners have resumed work on infrastructure to restart the Simandou iron ore…
BHP faces $44bn claim for 2015 Brazil dam collapse
Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP could be hit with a £36bn ($43.32bn) compensation claim in the UK, pertaining to the 2015…