iron
Base Metals
Iron ore prices expected to remain strong amid tight supply
Iron ore was a outperformer in 2020, owing to the increase in demand driven by China’s infrastructure stimulus and supply constraints.
Base Metals
Iron ore consumption to drop by 2.8% – COVID-19 and lack...
The impact of COVID-19 on the mining industry has been strained by the struggling global automotive industry, which consumes 17% of iron ore globally.
Battery metals
Prospect Resources enters MoU for Arcadia off-take
On 15 April 2020, the Prospect Resources announced it had entered a MOU with SCR- Sibelco N.V for the off-take of Arcadia’s ultra-low iron petalite product.
Ferrous metals
Staged funding to underpin steel project’s COVID-19 recovery plan
Kogi Iron will adopt a staged funding program to ensure the continued progress of its advanced Agbaja Cast Steel Project in Nigeria.
Gold
BHP retains title of World’s Most Valuable Mining Brand
Australia’s BHP has retained the title of the world’s most valuable mining, iron & steel brand, despite recording a drop in brand value to US$5.8 billion.
Base Metals
Winner: Excellence in Minerals Processing – CDE Global
CDE Global has identified ways to tailor its wet minerals processing into bespoke solutions that can help the broader mining industry unlock resources.
Base Metals
Base metals to muddle through 2020
A slowdown in global economic activity and a souring of investor sentiment ensured that base metals prices remain under pressure.
Base Metals
Fourth African iron ore mining lease granted to Kogi
A fourth African iron ore mining lease has been granted to Kogi Iron as the company progresses towards a planned Feasibility Study.
Base Metals
Assmang rolls out mobile data centre
Assmang is rolling out a ground-breaking mobile data centre solution at its Khumani iron ore mine in the Northern Cape, South Africa.
Ferrous metals
First-of-its-kind beneficiation plant wins international accolades
A wet processing solution designed and delivered by CDE has won two awards in Australia and Ireland for exceptional achievement and resource productivity.
