Fortescue board signs off $8,4bn iron-ore expansion

The board of iron-ore miner Fortescue Metals on Friday approved a $8,4-billion investment to add an extra 100-million tons a year to its production capacity by mid-2014. Fortescue will increase its capacity from 55-million tons a year, planned...

O’Brien opens Utah facility, Hedland export capacity increased

Western Australia Transport Minister Simon O’Brien on Tuesday officially opened the Utah bulk port loading facility, effectively increasing the Port Hedland Port Authority’s (PHPA’s) iron-ore export capability. “The Utah bulk loading...

Newcastle weekly coal exports down

Coal exports from the Newcastle port, in New South Wales, fell by 54 110 t during the past week, reaching 1,90-million tons, compared with the more than two-million tons delivered in the previous week. The Newcastle port supports coal exports...

Port Hedland iron-ore exports down 4% in July

Iron-ore exports from port Hedland, in Western Australia, fell by nearly 4% to 14,6-million tons last month, the Port Hedland Port Authority reported on Tuesday. This was compared with the 15,2-million tons exported during June.

Atlas Iron searching for offtake deals as it gears up to quadruple exports

Junior miner Atlas Iron was looking at securing further off-take contracts for its iron-ore as it remains on track to more than quadruple its Pilbara exports by December this year. The miner said in its June quarterly report, released on...

Port Hedland iron-ore exports up 1,7% in June

The Port Hedland Port Authority on Monday reported that iron-ore exports had increased to more than 15,27-million tons in June. This was 1,7% higher than the May iron-ore exports of just over 15-million tons.

Port Hedland manganese, iron-ore exports down

The Port Hedland Port Authority on Tuesday reported that iron-ore exports during April had dropped to around 14,6-million tons, compared with the 14,8-million tons in March. Manganese exports dropped to 65 887 t, compared with the 199 537 t...

Atlas to up iron-ore shipments through Hedland

The Port Hedland Port Authority has granted ASX-listed iron-ore producer Atlas Iron permission to make additional shipments between June and September this year. The company said on Wednesday that the additional port capacity at Hedland would...

Atlas requests trading halt ahead of ‘material transaction’

Western Australian iron-ore producer Atlas Iron has ceased trading in its shares on the ASX on Tuesday, as it was currently in discussions regarding a “potential material transaction.” Fellow listed Aurox Resources also placed its share...

New Pilbara iron-ore port development to cost A$2,1bn

A new 50-million ton a year development at Port Hedland to cater for the shipping needs of the North West Iron Ore Alliance (NWIOA) could be operational in 2013 and would cost A$2,1-billion, a prefeasibility study has found. NWIOA – a group...

Atlas Iron enters into port cooperation deal with Aurox

Pilbara iron-ore juniors Atlas Iron and Aurox Resources have entered into a port cooperation deal to use their allocation at Utah Point to their maximum and to optimise efficiency. The Port Hedland Port Authority (PHPA) is currently constructing...

Company Announcement: Atlas And Aurox Enter Into Utah Point Port Cooperation Agreement

Attached please find a press release on: Atlas Iron Limited (ASX Code: AGO) and Aurox Resources Limited (ASX Code: AXO) today announced that they have entered into a Utah Point Port Cooperation Agreement in relation to Aurox’s port capacity...