The tipping point for iron ore
Spot iron ore prices in September 2012 touched a three-year low of US$87 per tonne before rallying to US$120 per tonne in the closing months of the year. The question is where will prices move from here?
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Consol Energy sells coal assets in Canada
Consol Energy (CNX-N) sold two non-producing coal assets in Western Canada last month for US$127 million, bringing its total asset sales in 2012 to more than US$350 million, the company reported today.
ArcelorMittal sells 15% stake in Canadian unit to Asian group
With demand for steel in Europe tumbling about 8% in 2012 and a cumulative 29% since 2007, Luxembourg-based steel maker ArcelorMittal (MT-N) has decided to sell a 15% stake in ArcelorMittal Mines Canada to an Asian consortium including South…
ArcelorMittal sells Canadian stake to Asian consortium
With demand for steel in Europe tumbling about 8% in 2012 and a cumulative 29% since 2007, Luxembourg-based steel maker ArcelorMittal (MT-N) has decided to sell a 15% stake in ArcelorMittal Mines Canada to an Asian consortium — including…
Editorial: Iron miners, iron wills
The new year kicking off with ArcelorMittal selling 15% of its Labrador Trough iron ore assets underscores the realignment in iron ore assets that has been going on around the world in recent months. Arcelor is selling the 15% stake for a cool…
First Quantum adds heft to two Zambian projects
Proving that it’s got more going on than a potential merger with Inmet Mining (IMN-T), First Quantum Minerals (FM-T) has delivered some serious tonnage from two of its projects in Zambia.
More headaches for Anglo American
Skyrocketing costs are eating into the pocketbooks of miners across the industry, and Anglo American (AAL-L, AAUKY-Q) is no exception.
Kinross reports strong Q3 results
Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N) shares have fallen by 15% since the beginning of October, but strong third-quarter results portend a turnaround is in store, analysts say.
Cliffs delays expanding Bloom Lake, curbs output for 2013
Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N) is hitting the brakes on its iron ore operations in North America, as fundamentals for the metal weaken with unstable prices and a drop in North American steelmaking.
Black Iron takes on Ukrainian iron ore
Low operating costs and proximity to steel mills in Europe and the Middle East make Black Iron’s (BKI-T) Shymanivske iron ore project in the Ukraine a compelling proposition, despite fluctuations in the iron ore price, the Toronto-based…
Cuervo jumps back into action in Peru
Iron ore explorer Cuervo Resources (FE-C) may be on to something big as it drills off the Bob 1 zone, one of the two large targets on its flagship Cerro Ccopane iron ore property in southern Peru.
Cliffs delays Bloom Lake expansion, cuts 2013 iron ore output
Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N) is applying the brakes on its iron ore operations in North America as fundamentals for the metal weakens, citing unstable prices and a drop in North American steelmaking.