BHP Billiton has received deferral requests for shipments of iron ore from some of its clients, spokesperson Peter Ogden has told MINING DAILY.
A dozen Indigenous trainees will start work at Rio Tinto's Mesa J iron ore mine in Pannawonica this week after completing a 10-week pre-employment program.
The Chinese government's move to stimulate the domestic economy has been welcomed by Western Australia's largest miners and investors, Hartleys resource analyst Andrew Muir told MINING DAILY.
RS Components has released a portable, battery-operated soldering iron that can be used to solder electrical wiring and repair RC cars where electricity is out of easy reach.
A PLANNING appeal decision has cleared the way for Midwest Corporation (MWC) to move its iron ore from road to rail.
RIO Tinto will purchase three 250,000 deadweight tonne ore carriers to transport iron ore from its mines in the Pilbara in Western Australia (and potentially from Simandou in Guinea) to customers in China and elsewhere.
THE Geraldton Iron Ore Alliance (GIOA) was boosted during November with the addition of a new member, Atlas Iron, who have two projects within the Mid-West region.
THE Geraldton Port’s iron ore export capability is set to increase substantially with the arrival of a new high-capacity iron ore shiploader.
DRIVEN by China’s burgeoning iron and steel industries, iron ore exports increased for the fifth year in a row in 2006, as international trade in the commodity reached record levels.
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