IRON ORE AND MANGANESE

Russia starts cobalt-60 production at Kursk plant

Rosenegoatom, the nuclear power plant operator subsidiary of Rosatom, said the achievement is part of its project for industrial-scale production of the radioisotope. There is consistently high commercial demand for cobalt-60 in Russian and world markets and the prospects...

WA govt signs deal for $5b iron ore mine

New Zealand billionaires the Todd family have struck a deal with the WA government to develop a new $5 billion-plus Pilbara iron ore project.The Todd Corporation says construction of a 50 million tonne a year 162km railway and port...

Iron Ore Company of Canada to advance Wabush 3 project

Rio Tinto subsidiary Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) has announced its plans to proceed with the Wabush 3 project after securing approval for a C$79m ($60.33m) investment. IOC plans to develop the new pit Wabush 3, which is...

Nucor Acquires the Assets of Omega Joist

Nucor Corporation announced that it has acquired the assets of Omega Joist, a subsidiary of Samuel, Son & Co., Limited. Omega Joist produces open web steel joists at its manufacturing facility located in Nisku, Alberta, and also has sales...

Iron ore from northern Sweden to U.S.-Mexican project

The company, a subsidiary of mining giant LKAB, will from February start shipping MagnaDence to a pipe coating facility in Altamira, Mexico. The iron ore product will form a key component in the 800 km long Sur De Texas-Tuxpan...

BHP Billiton produces record amount of iron ore at WA mines

BHP Billiton has reported a record amount of iron ore production across its mines in Western Australia for the second half of 2016 due to the ramp up of its Jimblebar mine in the Pilbara.The world's biggest miner produced...

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