El Aouj Mining Company is now looking for an investor for Africa's Guelb El Aouj iron ore project (Mauritania), which belongs to the largest national iron ore producer ...

In July 2009, Chusovskoy SW (Russia) is planning to de-commission its blast furnace No.2 with design capacity 650,000tpy (some 54,000 tpm) and working volume ...

In late August – early September, quotations are declining in iron ore market of China. In Chinese domestic market, most mills cut iron ore production in August, due to seasonal decline of demand from ...

Iranian iron ore producer Chador Malu Mining is planning to construct a pellet plant with design capacity 2.5mtpy. Investment into the project will amount to $210m (IRR2 trillion). The plant is to be launched in 2011, and will be located in central Iran ...

In H2 2008, Brazilian Vale is planning to start construction of a 7.5mtpy pellet facility in Oman within the framework of a joint project with ...

On August 20, multinational steel giant ArcelorMittal announced acquisition of London Mining Brasil for the sum of $810m, of which $46m is London Mining Brazil's arrears. The London Mining Brasil's facilities are located some ...

In November this year, Russia's Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) is planning to complete the design project of constructing an open-pit mine and beneficiation plant at the Prioskolsky iron ore deposit, after which preparatory works will be started. In November 2006 MMK acquired a licence for mining operations at the deposit, containing over ...

This year, India’s Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited (KIOCL) is planning to start implementing three projects, investing a total of $714m (INR4.5b). The first one, taking some ...

In July this year, Russia's Lebedinsky GOK cut the HBI output 22%, to 177,000t, due to repairs in the HBI workshop. This material is sold mainly for exports. Exports in July thus decreased ...

In November 2008 – January 2009, China National Metal Products and Xinxing Heavy Industry plan to start construction of the India Iron & Steel Company Limited ...

Business activity remains very low in Venezuelan DRI market in mid-August. Most consumers are refraining from making contracts due to ...

The President of Ukraine has cancelled the decree, establishing reference prices for export of commodities, in particular, raw materials and steel products. From September this year, the decree ...

On August 5, Anglo American has acquired control of two Brazilian iron ore projects - Amapa and Minas-Rio, formerly owned by MMX (Brazil), for ...

Kumba Iron Ore (South Africa) plans to invest about $1.15 billion to develop a new Sishen South mine with annual designed capacity of ...

In 2013, Brazilian miner MMX Mineracao & Metalicos (MMX) is planning to expand its iron ore production capacity to 40mtpy by developing its two projects - Corumba and Sudeste in the states of Mato Grosso and Minas Gerais respectively. Investments into the projects are worth some ...