Iron ore mining news

Alien Metals Ltd has announced that the maiden drilling programme at the company's Hancock Iron Ore project, part of its Hamersley Iron Ore Project in Western Australia, is underway.

Vattenfall AB and Kaunis Iron AB have signed a letter of intent to develop fossil-free and electrified mining operations at the iron ore mine in Pajala, Sweden.

Samarco Mineração S.A. has met the licensing requirements to restart operations at its Germano complex in Minas Gerais and its Ubu complex in Espírito Santo, Brazil, and has commenced iron ore pellet production.

Vale informs that it has received the required licenses to start the construction of the Capanema Project, located in the municipalities of Santa Bárbara, Ouro Preto and Itabirito, Brazil.

Eurasian Resources Group continues to advance BAMIN, its large integrated iron ore mining and logistics project in Brazil.

BHP has awarded its first LNG supply agreement to Shell for five LNG-vessels, which will transport iron ore between Western Australia and China from 2022.

The annual EIT RawMaterials KAVA Upscaling Projects grant has been awarded to the REFLUX Flotation Cell (RFC).

Altius Minerals Corp. has reported that an acquisition proposal by Champion Iron Ltd has been approved by the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Pilbara Resource Group Pty Ltd has secured a works contract with GWR Group Ltd for Stage 1 of its Wiluna West Iron Ore Project.

Peter Johansson, ABB's Contract Manager for Service, and Erik Bohman, Service Manager Motors and Generators in Sweden, explain the background to a revival that saw the Kaunisvaara mine set a new production record by processing over 7000 tpd of iron ore concentrate.