IRON ORE AND MANGANESE

Rio Tinto invests $749mn in Pilbara iron ore deposit

The Anglo-Australian miner said the investment in the Western Turner Syncline Phase 2 mine will facilitate mining of existing and new deposits and includes construction of a new crusher as well as a 13-kilometre conveyor, reports Reuters. The new conveyor...

Uranium One to buy controlling stake in Wealth Minerals Chilean lithium project

Uranium One Group (U1G), a subsidiary of Russia’s state nuclear company Rosatom, has signed a deal with Canada’s Wealth Minerals to buy up to a 51% interest in the company’s Atacama lithium project, located in Chile’s northern Antofagasta region. The...

Capstone Mining Reports Wildfire Burning Near Pinto Valley Mine

Capstone Mining Corp reported that the Woodbury Fire wildfire in Arizona is nearing the westernmost property boundary of its Pinto Valley mine. At the time of this release, there has been no physical impact to infrastructure or operations at...

Vale to invest 11 billion reais in dry iron ore processing over the next five years

Vale has invested nearly R$ 66 billion * (US$ 17.5 billion) installing and expanding the use of dry processing, using natural moisture, in iron ore production in its operations in Brazil over the last 10 years. By not using...

Rio Tinto chooses FLSmidth for major new project

Rio Tinto has chosen FLSmidth to supply key minerals handling equipment for the company’s Koodaideri mine in Western Australia The contract is a turn-key contract for the design, supply, installation and commissioning of Rio Tinto's new greenfield iron-ore mine, Koodaideri. FLSmidth...

Bryah Resources signs $7.3m manganese deal with OM Holdings

Perth-based junior Bryah Resources announced that it has signed a $7.3m manganese farm-in agreement with OM Holdings. Bryah Resources managing director Neil Marston said: “The execution of this agreement with the highly-regarded OMH Group is a game-changing event for Bryah...

IMnI 2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE

IMnI 45th Annual Conference, scheduled from June 10 to 12, 2019, will gather the global Manganese community in Vienna, Austria, on the theme “Rethinking Manganese in Changing Times: New Directions in Europe.” Registration has started, and 150+ delegates already...

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