Iron ore mining news

From a single control room, operators in LKAB’s Kiruna mine are now running six autonomous loaders from two different manufacturers.

Fortescue Metals Group has announced the successful operational deployment of autonomous light vehicles at the company’s mining operations in the Chichester Hub.

RPMGlobal has been working with miners around the globe to bridge the gap between operational planning and customer demand, and has upgraded its advanced mine scheduling software, XECUTE, as a result.

Although the pandemic-related impacts and measures reduced productivity in all businesses and postponed the start-up of the new iron ore assets in 2020, Vale remains confident to achieve 400 million tpy capacity by the end of 2022.

A new report launched by the Minerals Council of Australia forecasts that Australia’s world-class iron ore will support growth, create jobs and sustain regional communities for many decades ahead of trading in a globally competitive market environment.

Metso Outotec has signed a contract with Beijing Shougang International Engineering Technology Co. Ltd on the delivery of environmentally sound technology for an iron ore pelletising plant to be built in south-west China.

Alien Metals Ltd has provided an update on its silver projects located at Elizabeth Hill, Western Australia, and San Celso and Los Campos in Zacatecas State, Mexico.

NRW Holdings Ltd has advised it has been awarded the mining contract for Nathan River Resources’ Roper Bar iron ore project.

Altius Minerals Corp. expects to report record attributable quarterly royalty revenue of approximately CAN$21.9 million for 4Q20 ended 31 December 2020.

NRW Holdings has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, RCR Mining Technologies, have been awarded a new crushing and conveying contract Fortescue Metals Group’s Queens Project.