Archives: Steel and iron ore

Fortescue Metals Group, through its incorporated JV company Ivindo Iron SA, has signed the Mining Convention for the Belinga iron ore project in Gabon with the Gabonese Republic, paving the way for first mining to begin in the second half of 2023. This will open growth opportunities for Fortescue Metals and Fortescue Future Industries throughout[…]

The Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad is deepening its relationships with top Indian miners to help further technology solutions to improve mining and mineral processing efficiency, including for lower grade ores. Firstly, Tata Steel has established a Centre for Innovation in Mining and Mineral Beneficiation at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad. The company aims to strengthen its long-term competitiveness through excellence in developing[…]

Nordic Iron Ore has entered an engineering agreement with VB Elnät to determine the required measures for connecting its Blötberget project in Sweden to the electric grid. In order to re-start mining activity in Blötberget, Nordic Iron Ore needs access to a maximum capacity of 20 MW. The company has previously signed a letter of[…]

Nyiyaparli Traditional Owner Business, Resource Operations and Maintenance Services (ROMS) has been awarded a A$2.8 million ($2 million) contract to help with mine rehabilitation at BHP’s Newman Operations, on Nyiyaparli Country, in Western Australia. Work is underway on the eight-month contract for bulk earthworks and mine rehabilitation of two of the overburden stockpile areas at[…]

Shougang Hierro Perú has recently added Robit drilling consumables to its drilling arsenal, following a string of tests comparing down-the-hole (DTH) tools, the Finland-based company says. A large share of the drilling and earthmoving operations at Shougang Hierro Perú is conducted by Cosapi Mineria, a subsidiary of Cosapi S.A., one of Peru’s biggest construction and[…]

Aveng has announced that its South African based contract mining subsidiary, Moolmans, has entered into a new five-year contract with its long-standing client Tshipi é Ntle. The new contract is valued at approximately ZAR7 billion (over $400 million). This contract award will result in significant investment in equipment, people, processes and systems and Aveng says[…]

Atlas Iron says it has awarded the major haulage, mine load and haul as well as drill and blast contracts for its McPhee project in Western Australia, bringing the iron ore project one step closer to construction and commissioning. With these contracts, the total number of major contracts awarded for the project is over 50%,[…]

Steering digital transformation with technological intervention in mining operation, India’s Tata Steel Mining Ltd (TSML) has launched its ‘e-Log’ app – which it describes as a complete solution to all kinds of logistical needs in mining operations. The single integrated logistics platform will digitise processes and give real time data with actionable insights plus capture[…]

Anglo American says its newly launched LNG dual-fuelled Capesize+ vessel, the Ubuntu Harmony, has loaded its first cargo of iron ore from its Kumba iron ore operations in South Africa. The vessel is the first of 10 LNG dual-fuelled new-build ships that Anglo American will introduce to its chartered fleet during the course of 2023[…]

The scale of the second edition of the Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh in January 2023 showed that there is huge potential for mining in Saudi Arabia – and therefore it represents a major growth market for the big mining equipment and technology OEMs. IM Editorial Director Paul Moore recently met up with Mansoor Eskandanian,[…]