Major Pilbara iron ore ports including Dampier, Cape Lambert and Port Hedland had to shut down due to cyclone Christine making landfall in the north of Western Australia on Monday, December 30, according to Reuters. The ports evacuated ...
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto still regarded China as the key driver of iron ore demand due to its continued growth and ongoing urbanization process,local media reported on Saturday. "The growth in China is still there"and its ...
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In 2013, Australia's exports of metallurgical coal are expected to increase by an estimated 12 percent to 162 million metric tons, according to a report by the Australian Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics (BREE). In 2014, increased ...
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Australian Newcastle port's coal shipments to China dipped to their lowest level in six months in November at 1.74 million mt, shipping data from terminal operator Port Waratah Coal Services showed Tuesday. Close to 22.7% of the 7.68 ...
Australia-based miner Rio Tinto has announced that it expects its capital expenditure to be down by 20 percent in 2013 compared to the previous year, amounting to less than $14 billion. Total capital expenditure is forecast to be reduced to ...
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Rio Tinto will move to suspend alumina production at Gove and focus on its bauxite operations after determining the refinery is no longer a viable business in the current market environment. Rio Tinto will now work on the scope and phased ...
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Rio Tinto has set out its breakthrough plan to optimise the growth of its world-class iron ore business in Western Australia. Mine production capacity will rapidly increase towards 360 million tonnes a year (Mt/a) at a significantly lower ...
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Australia-based mining giant Rio Tinto has set out its breakthrough plan to optimize the growth of its iron ore business in Western Australia. Accordingly, mine production capacity will rapidly increase towards 360 million mt per year at a ...
Australia-based miner Latin Resources has announced that it has acquired the Borborema iron ore project from Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto for $200,000. The iron ore project, located in Brazil, is close to the coast with ...
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Rio Tinto said on Tuesday that the company is evaluating the prospects of its Australian Gove alumina refinery losses. It ever shelved the fuel source produce into natural gas plans, due to deteriorating market conditions. Rio Tinto ...
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Rio Tinto (RIO.AX)(RIO.L) is set to submit a mine plan to U.S. authorities this week for its $6 billion Resolution project in Arizona, which could become the largest copper producer in North America, a spokesman said on Thursday. ...
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In the week ended November 11, coal shipments from the Port of Newcastle in Queensland, the coal producing state of Australia, totaled 2.43 million mt, according to Newcastle Port Corporation. The figure constitutes a decrease of 12.4 ...
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Rio Tinto and Chinalco will explore a partnership to bring forward the next era of mining technology aimed at delivering significant value and re-shaping industry best practice. Rio Tinto chief executive Sam Walsh and Chinalco president ...
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Seabridge Gold today announced the final results from an extraordinary exploration drilling season on the recently-discovered Deep Kerr core zone at its 100%-owned KSM Project in north western British Columbia, Canada. A core zone discovery ...
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Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says a new trade deal with the European Union could mean billions for the uranium industry and his province. Wall said Friday that the agreement-in-principle removes foreign ownership restrictions on uranium ...
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