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China Import Demand For Iron Ore And Coal Affect Australian Iron Ore And Coal Export
China’s preliminary November trade data are painting a supportive picture for Australian iron ore and coal exports. Iron ore import flows are back to the long-term growth trend, while China’s coal exports were down 30% month on month and are down 47% year on year, with export tonnage being diverted into China’s strengthening domestic market.
Galaxy Resources Opens Lithium Mine Project at Ravensthorpe in Western Australia
Australia mining companies will make lithium mining exploration in Ravensthorpe, Western Australia. Ravensthorpe mine in the area once used by the mining company BHP Billiton nickel mine exploration, but exploration of nickel mines closed, so that people in the Ravensthorpe area lost their jobs.
Rio Tinto Group Estimates Iron Ore Production Rose 7.5 Percent
Largest mining company Rio Tinto would predict an increase in iron ore demand from steel makers. Therefore, Rio Tinto will increase iron ore production of 7.5 percent. Rio Tinto iron ore will produce up to 210 million to 215 million metric tons in the second and third quarters. Production of iron ore was sourced from [...]
Spot Iron Ore Sales To China At 9-Mth Low In Aug
Spot iron ore vessel bookings to China in August by the world’s two biggest exporters, Australia and Brazil, fell to a 9-month low, indicating strong demand from the world’s top steel maker may be slowing as steel prices slump.
China Steelmaker Opinion About BHP-Rio Iron Ore Joint Venture
Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton’s proposed iron-ore joint venture probably won’t happen until a year from now but the marriage proposal, already under attack by the World Steel Association and Eurofer, the European Union’s steel lobbying group, now is being assailed by China as “monopolistic.”
Steel Companies Expect Iron Ore Prices Increase 50 pct
Iron ore prices have fallen 33 per cent, coking coal prices have gone down 60 per cent.
Steel companies can finally breathe easy. At least three companies — JSW Steel, Ispat Industries and Essar Steel — are likely to enter into long-term raw material purchasing contracts soon and the savings on input costs could be as [...]
Rio Tinto 15 pct Falls Iron Ore Mine Production, Expect Iron Ore Mine Demand From Chinese Steel Industry
The rising toll of the global slump and downturn in commodities, is hitting Rio Tinto. And, as is usual in the north of Australia during the wet, the weather played its part again. The world’s third biggest miner revealed yesterday in its March quarter production report that first-quarter iron ore output fell 15% after floods [...]
The Biggest Mining Company, BHP Billiton Selling 28% of Iron Ore Mine Production at Forecast Decline in Contract Prices
BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s largest mining company, sold 28 percent of its iron ore output at cheaper spot prices after customers deferred deliveries ahead of a forecast decline in contract prices.
Australian Gold Mining Sector Can Expect Recovery in 2009
The Australian gold sector can expect a recovery in 2009 as it shakes off negative impacts that have weighed on the sector in recent years despite the metal’s rising price.
