Ternium S.A. announced that, following the expiration of the term for the negotiation of the conditions on which all or a significant part of Ternium’s interest in Sidor will be transferred to the Republic of Venezuela, the negotiations with the Venezuelan government are still under way.
Ternium continues to reserve all of its rights under contracts, [...]
Adriana Resources Inc. announce that it has reached an agreement with ArcelorMittal, the world’s leading steel company, on the principal terms for the development of an iron ore port facility in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Port will be constructed on lands acquired by Adriana in January 2008.
Michael Beley, President and CEO [...]
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “China Industry Research and Investment Analysis: Iron Ore Mining Industry, 2008” report to their offering.
The unprecedented growth seen in China, India and Russia has created strong demand for iron ore. China itself consumes over 50% of the world’s iron ore production. The shortage of iron ore [...]
Cabo Drilling Corp.’s Montreal division, Forage Cabo Inc., has been awarded a contract by Labrador Iron Mines Limited, of Toronto, Ontario, to complete 30,000 meters of reverse circulation drilling at Labrador Iron Mines’ Schefferville Project located near Schefferville, Quebec.
The purpose of Labrador Iron Mines’ reverse circulation drill program is to provide data for a NI [...]
Mechel OAO, one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces the launch of a medium-section mill at its Mechel Targoviste facility (Targoviste, Romania) following the execution of fundamental renovations.
Implementation of this project was performed within the scope of an extensive program for modernization of production at Mechel Targoviste, which has been consistently carried [...]
Cotton & Western Mining, Inc. Robert L. Cotton, President of Cotton & Western Mining, Inc., stated today that the company has finalized mineral rights agreements on several locations within 150 kilometers of the Pacific Ocean Port of Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico; fulfilling needed iron mineral reserves to meet minimum production requirements of the company’s [...]
American Creek Resources Ltd. is pleased to report that preliminary exploration on the Goldmist Project in south central British Columbia has resulted in the discovery of several promising iron ore targets.
The program, which focused on a very large magnetic anomaly identified in a previously flown airborne geophysical survey, resulted in the discovery of massive parallel [...]
Champion Bear Resources Ltd. has commenced drilling the first of three holes in a planned 1,200 metre drilling program and geotechnical surveys on the southern portion of its Iron Mask property.
The drilling targets two previously identified Sudbury breccia outcrop areas with anomalous Cu mineralization where grab samples assayed 1,140 and 2,000 ppm Cu, respectively, [...]
CHAMPION MINERALS INC. provide an update on the recently initiated field exploration program at the Company’s wholly-owned Attikamagen Iron Property, in western Labrador, 15km east of the town of Schefferville, Quebec. Labec Century Iron Ore Corporation (”CIOC”) is currently financing the Phase 1 exploration and development program on the Property pursuant to an option agreement [...]
Iron is the most abundant element on Earth. It is the foundation to creating the steel that is in your car, office building, house and canned foods.
“Modern Marvels: Iron,” featured on The History Channel, will explore the wonders of iron ore with a visit to the ArcelorMittal mine in Minnesota to discover how iron ore [...]
