Iron Ore



LIM remains in limbo

Not much has happened at Labrador Iron Mines (TSX: LIM; US-OTC: LBRMF) since the company announced in June that it would suspend operations at its direct-shipping iron ore Schefferville projects in the Labrador Trough region, partly due to…



Cliffs reports disappointing Q2 ahead of proxy vote

Whether or not a dissident shareholder succeeds in replacing Cliffs’ (NYSE: CLF) CEO at its annual general meeting next week, big changes are likely in store for the iron ore and metallurgical coal miner.


TSX takes a break, June 30-July 4

Trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange was on the downbeat during the Canada Day shortened week, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index losing nearly 69 points to finish at 15,214.96.  The spot price for gold retreated US$7.91 per oz. to…


Desjardins analyst cuts target price on New Millennium

Jackie Przybylowski, an analyst at Desjardins Capital Markets, has axed her price target on New Millennium Iron to 40¢ from 70¢ previously, noting the company’s management hinted at possible financing needs and delays in its…


The Redmond mine is located 15 km  south of Labrador Iron Mines' Silver Yards processing facility near Schefferville. Credit: Labrador Iron Mines

LIM halts production due to low prices

After another disappointing fiscal year, Labrador Iron Mines (TSX: LIM; US-OTC: LBRMF) says it will not restart mining at its operations in the Labrador Trough  this coming year partly due to weak iron-ore prices, and will instead refocus…


Capstone Mining's Santo Domingo iron oxide-copper-gold project in Chile's Atacama region, 130 km northeast of Copiapo in 2014. Credit: Capstone Mining

Capstone’s Santo Domingo feasibility shows potential

Capstone Mining (TSX: CS; US-OTC: CSFFF) has published a promising feasibility study for its Santo Domingo iron oxide–copper–gold project in Chile’s Region III, showing it could churn out an average 248 million lb. copper in…


Alderon Iron Ore has secured access to the Pointe-Noire deepwater port in Sept-les, Quebec. Credit: Alderon Iron Ore

Alderon Iron Ore satisfies all conditions for Kami

Alderon Iron Ore (TSX: ADV; NYSE-MKT: AXX) has signed a benefits agreement with the province of Newfoundland and Labrador and received surface and mining leases for its joint-venture Kami project, which green-lights construction.



A view of Rio Tinto's Simandou iron ore project in Guinea. Credit: Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto’s US$20B iron ore mine plan in Guinea

VANCOUVER — A decade after mega-miner Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) was awarded the world-class Simandou iron-ore concessions in Guinea, West Africa, it looks like the stage has been set for what would be the largest…


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