Iron ore mining news

Mechel is conducting a technical upgrade of the Korshunov mining plant in Russia.

Vale releases its production and sales report for the first quarter of 2018 which highlights its record sales volumes of iron ore and pellets for a first quarter.

Quebec Iron Ore will maintain Metso equipment through a Life Cycle services contract.

Rio Tinto’s autonomous truck milestone has moved its one billionth tonne of material at its Pilbara operations in Australia.

Caterpillar mining trucks will be retrofitted for autonomous operation at the Marandoo iron ore mine in Western Australia.

Rio Tinto’s Pilbara iron ore operation ships 90 million t in the 4Q17 – 3% higher than in 4Q16.

Caterpillar and Rio Tinto to retrofit Cat trucks for autonomous operation at Marandoo iron ore mine in Australia.

Anglo American reports it production results for the third quarter ended 30 September 2017.

BHP’s iron ore production for the September 2017 quarter decreased by 3%, as copper production increased by 14% for the quarter.

Mining giant Rio Tinto’s Pilabara operations produced 85 million t in 3Q17, increasing by 6% compared to the previous quarter.