Anglo American on verge of landing major iron-ore contract in Brazil

The iron ore business unit of Anglo American Brazil (Anglo Brazil) hopes to conclude a contract with the Italian-Argentinian group Techint, to supply the latter with the ore for a planned new steel plant in Rio de Janeiro state, before the end of...

Ashish Kumar

Position: CEO Jindal Africa Main Activity of the Company: Prospecting, exploration and mining Date and Place of Birth: January 12, 1970, India Education: Bachelors in Engineering Degree from Thapar Engineering and Technology Institute in Patiala,...

Indian steel company hits road blocks in expansion

Indian government owned Rashtriya Ispat Nigam (RINL), popularly known as `Vizag Steel Plant’, has hit roadblocks in its attempts to secure captive iron-ore reserves to achieve raw material security for its expanded capacity. RINL, in the...

Magnetite dump project unhindered by Palabora sale

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The decision of mining majors Rio Tinto and Anglo American to dispose of Palabora Mining is not hindering the building of a pilot plant to convert stockpiled magnetite fines at the operation into metallic iron.

New steel and mining entity

The Zimbabwe government and business services company Essar Africa Holdings Limited (EAHL) have launched two new entities, NewZim Steel (NZS) and NewZim Minerals (NZM).

First metallic iron from Palabora pilot project June 2012

Work is expected to begin in September on a pilot plant that will convert stockpiled magnetite fines into metallic iron at Palabora Mining from the end of June next year. Iron Mineral Beneficiation Services (IMBS), in which South Africa’s...

Indian companies seeking to secure Afghan iron-ore

India’s largest steel company, the State-owned Steel Authority of India Limited (Sail), in order to strengthen its chances of securing iron ore deposits in Afghanistan, is offering to invest some $3,1-billion in constructing a steel plant in the...

HDPE pipe manufacturer to exhibit

High-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipes will be showcased by Flexicon Piping Specialists at this year’s Electra Mining Africa event.

New Highveld boss to seek top-level engagement with DMR on Mapochs rights

The new CEO of Highveld Steel & Vanadium Scott MacDonald says he will prioritise the building of relations with South Africa's Department of Mineral Resources (DMR), so as to understand its expectations and so as to "avoid any surprises" with...

Russian-led Highveld mulling sale of iron-ore to third parties

Decades ago, Anglo Americandecided to take on the then State-owned steel monopoly Iscor - and Anglo did it from a miner’s perspective. It had an iron-ore deposit at Mapochs, near Witbank, and created Highveld Steel & Vanadium, which gave...

Highveld mulls sale of Mapochs iron-ore to third parties

Vertically-integrated steel and vanadium producer Highveld was considering developing its Mapochs iron-ore mine into an "independent mining play", potentially releasing it to sell production to customers other than its Mpumalanga-based steel plant...

Chinese steelmaker buys into Brazilian miner

China’s Wuhan Iron and Steel group is to become the second-biggest shareholder in Brazilian iron ore miner MMX and has also agreed to set up a steel plant in the South American country in conjunction with the EBX group, which owns most of MMX....