Iron Ore

Roskill: Turbulence in store for iron ore

London-based resource market analyst Roskill Information Services predicts continued volatility in the iron ore market to 2020, based on the findings of its recent report entitled: Iron Ore: Market Outlook to 2020 (7th ed.).


The company's manager of community relations Karina Yavar (left) talks to a geologist at the Bob 1 camp site in Peru.

Cuervo jumps back into action in Peru

CUZCO, 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.


Black Iron is in the black in the Ukraine

Low operating costs and close proximity to steel mills in Turkey, 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…



The first ore blast at Northland Resources' Kaunisvaara iron ore mine in October. Source: Northland Resources

Northland starts its engines

Northland Resources (NAU-T) has been given the green light to get the big trucks rolling, which could mean that Sweden’s next iron mine is only weeks away from entering production.


Teck wobbles in third quarter

Teck Resources (TCK-T, TCK-N) produced a record 99,000 tonnes of copper in the third quarter, up 29% year-on-year, but lower commodity prices and sale volumes for its steelmaking coal sent the miner’s adjusted net earnings down to $349…


Earnings miss for Cliffs Natural Resources

A severe 36% year-on-year drop in prices for seaborne iron ore during the third quarter torpedoed earnings for Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N). The iron ore and metallurgical coal producer’s consolidated revenues fell 26% to US$1.5…


Northland gets its engines started

Northland Resources (NAU-T) has been given the green light to get the big trucks rolling and that should mean that Sweden’s next iron mine is only weeks away from entering production.


Eldorado battles Q3 costs in China

Eldorado Gold (ELD-T, EGO-N) forecasts gold production this year from its operating mines in China, Turkey, Greece and Brazil will reach 660,000 ounces at cash operating costs of US$465 per oz.



Earnings miss for Cliffs Natural Resources

A severe 36% year-on-year drop in prices for seaborne iron ore during the third quarter torpedoed earnings for Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N). The iron ore and metallurgical coal producer’s consolidated revenues fell 26% to US$1.5…


Workers walk beside a railroad at Labrador Iron Mines' Schefferville project in the Labrador Trough. Photo by Labrador Iron Mines

Labrador Iron falls on hard times

Despite having the distinction of being Canada’s newest and only independently owned iron ore producer, Labrador Iron Mines(LIM-T) has been on a rough ride over the last while.


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