Two acronyms were drummed into new mining entrants in the days of yore – GIK and WAR. GIK is short for ‘grade is king’ and at the opposite end of the scale, everyone was urged to declare war on... 

Fortescue said on Wednesday it has signed a $2.8-billion partnership with German-Swiss equipment manufacturer Liebherr to create one of the world's largest zero-emission mining fleets. The two... 

Iron-ore futures fell on Monday to their lowest in more than a year, as investors weighed prospects of soft China demand amid an uneven economic recovery and stronger supply against fresh monetary... 

ASX-listed Hawthorn Resources has exercised its right to convert its participating interest in the Mt Bevan magnetite project joint venture with Legacy Iron Ore and Hancock Magnetite to a royalty.... 

Manganese and iron-ore mining company Assmang’s Black Rock mining operation (BRMO), near Hotazel, in the Northern Cape, recorded 12-million fatality-free shifts earlier this year. This was achieved... 

Prices of iron-ore futures gained ground on Thursday, as prospects of fresh Chinese monetary stimulus and lower inventories overshadowed concerns of the top consumer's weakening domestic demand.... 

Iron-ore futures prices posted their biggest daily fall in nearly two years on Wednesday, weighed down by prospects of stronger global supply and weakening Chinese steel demand. The most-traded... 

he Brazilian government confirmed on Monday it was in talks on a potential $18-billion payout from a trio of miners involved in a deadly 2015 dam collapse, saying the deal could also involve... 

Emerging magnetite development company Hawsons Iron has appointed engineering firm Stantec Australia to conduct a review of the current process plant design and supporting infrastructure. The... 

Goldman Sachs on Monday cut its iron-ore price forecast for the fourth quarter of 2024 by $15, to $85 per metric ton, citing market oversupply even though demand from top consumer China is... 

Brazilian miner Vale said on Saturday that it is conducting checks on a dam after a routine inspection identified surface cracks but noted that the structure’s stability conditions remain... 

South Africa's mining production decreased by 1.4% year-on-year in July, Statistics South Africa reports. The largest negative contributors were iron-ore (-19% and contributing -2.8 percentage... 

Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources* beneficiation economics director Kagiso Menoe has said that, despite the challenges brought about by the global green transition, government's outlook... 

South African stocks have their noses in front of emerging-market peers, but glum news from China threatens to weigh on the key mining sector and stymie that outperformance. Johannesburg’s main... 

Transnet breached loan covenants for a second year running as the South African port and rail operator staggers under a debt burden that’s constraining investments needed to resurrect its ailing... 

razilian miner Vale said on Wednesday it expects to produce between 323-million and 330-million metric tons of iron-ore in 2024, raising a previous forecast of 310-million to 320-million. The... 

Iron-ore’s plunge is about to test the view that the steelmaking material can find solid price support at $90 a ton or more as high-cost mines are nudged out of the market. Futures in Singapore... 

ASX-listed Mineral Resources (MinRes) has received unconditional approval from the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) for the sale of a 49% stake in the Onslow Iron haul road to investment... 

Government agency Export Development Canada (EDC) may provide a $500-million loan for the Crawford nickel sulphide project in Timmins, Ontario. This is according to project owner Canada Nickel,... 

Mining companies Vale and BHP, together with their joint venture Samarco, may soon reach an agreement with Brazilian authorities to pay around 100-billion reais ($17.87-billion) for the collapse... 

Iron-ore sank below $90 a ton for the first time since 2022 as industrial commodities faced sustained pressure from tepid Chinese demand and gathering worries over global growth. Futures for... 

The global market is going through a very challenging time right now, African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) executive chairperson Dr Patrice Motsepe noted on Friday, when the Johannesburg Stock... 

Iron-ore steadied to remain on track for its worst week since March, with few signs of a recovery for China’s beleaguered steel market. “There is no significant improvement in demand for steel... 

State-owned Transnet Group chief business development officer Yolisa Kani has said calls for applications for private train operators wanting to access the freight rail network are likely to open... 

Zimbabwe's State-owned railway operator has opened its network up to private players, including a unit of South Africa's Grindrod, as it seeks to boost freight volumes that had collapsed after... 

Liberia conditionally lifted a shutdown order on China Union's iron ore Bong Mines, the government said in a statement on Wednesday. The West African country's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)... 

Iron-ore edged closer to its lowest since 2022 as the steelmaking material extended a selloff on fears for China’s crisis-wracked steel industry. Futures in Singapore fell 1.5% to $92.20 a ton by... 

Western Australia-focused explorer Forrestania Resources is sharpening its focus on exploration at its existing gold and copper projects, after deciding to withdraw from the Koolyanobbing iron-ore... 

Transnet CEO Michelle Phillips has acknowledged criticism over the pace at which it plans to recover rail volumes and has reported that an internal “stretch target” of 193-million tons has been set... 

Enormous investments are being made in ports, rail and transport logistics in Southern Africa, as well as more broadly in Africa, including by international companies and consortia. "Global... 

The New Development Bank (NDB) on Friday signed a R5-billion loan agreement with State-owned freight transport and logistics group Transnet. The agreement was signed during the NDB’s ninth yearly... 

Liberia's Environmental Protection Agency shut down on Wednesday the operations of China Union's iron-ore Bong Mines for violating several environmental regulations, the regulatory agency said on... 

Iron-ore has jumped by about 10% in 10 days to breach $100 a ton, prompting the official journal of China’s metals industry to pen a long article on why the gains are overdone. The steelmaking... 

The board of Kumba Iron Ore has approved a further R7.6-billion investment in ultrahigh dense media separation (UHDMS) processing technology at the Sishen mine, in the Northern Cape. This follows... 

Staff at billionaire Chris Ellison’s mining company have already been banned from working from home. Stepping outside for a coffee could well be the next endangered perk. “I want to hold them... 

State-owned Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) CE Jabu Mdaki has expressed satisfaction with the company's progress in meeting its Phase 1 recovery plan targets, while also acknowledging the need for... 

Australian diversified miner Mineral Resources reported a nearly 80% slump in its annual profit on Wednesday, hit by weaker lithium prices despite record shipment volumes. The demand for lithium -... 

China’s steel-industry slowdown looks set to deepen, with BHP Group, the world’s biggest miner, and China Baowu Group, the top iron-ore buyer, flagging concerns as demand fades after decades of...