Iron ore mining news

Mesabi Metallics has awarded Metso an order for beneficiation plant equipment for their direct-reduction (DR) grade iron ore plant in Nashwauk, Minnesota.

Four of Epiroc’s teleremote-controlled Simba E6 C WL production drill rigs have surpassed 1 million drill metres in LKAB’s Malmberget iron ore mine in northern Sweden.

Vale has started the commissioning of the Capanema Maximisation Project, located 80 km from Belo Horizonte, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Anglo American has announced the completion of the transaction to combine the Serra da Serpentina high quality iron ore resource into its Minas-Rio operation in Brazil.

EACON Mining has recently secured its first iron ore project by partnering with Xichang Mining, a BAOWU company, to automate operations at the Taihe Iron Mine in China.

Vale has started the commissioning of wet processing operations in the Vargem Grande 1 Project located in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

The Simandou iron ore project, on which Watson Farley & Williams has been advising the Republic of Guinea, has now completed.

Vale has reported strong operational performance in 2Q24, buoyed by record-high second quarter iron ore solutions production since 2018.

All conditions have now been satisfied for Rio Tinto’s investment to develop the Simandou high-grade iron ore deposit in Guinea.

Vallourec has received the necessary approvals to commence the first extension phase of its Pau Branco iron ore mine in Brazil.