Iron ore demand from China, Australia’s biggest customer since the turn of this century, continues to cool. China is not only the world’s biggest steel producer but also the biggest consumer.

Australia and China edge back towards a trade war as a double header minerals dispute involving rare earths and iron ore ...

Australia's iron ore industry faces a major challenge due to the changing global demand for "purer" high-grade ore. Australia risks losing its position as the largest iron ore exporter to countries ...

A massive iron ore deposit in Western Australia's Hamersley region has turned heads-55 billion metric tons, valued at $5.7 trillion. It's the biggest find ever, rewriting what geologists thought about ...

Western Range has the capacity to produce up to 25-million tonnes of iron-ore a year and could sustain the existing Paraburdoo mining hub for up to 20 years. The project includes construction of a ...

April 21 (Reuters) - Global miner BHP Group Ltd BHP.AX said on Friday its third-quarter iron ore output fell 0.7% from a year earlier, hurt by a 24-hour suspension of its Western Australia operations ...

Western Australian iron ore shipments hit a three-year high in the week to June 17, driven by record exports by Fortescue Metals (OTCQX:FSUMF) and Roy Hill and strong production by Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO ...

PERTH, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto’s first locally made iron ore rail car has been built in Western Australia, as it steps up its use of domestic manufacturing across its world class iron ...

SYDNEY, Feb 22 (Reuters) - A cyclone bearing down on Western Australia on Tuesday has brought iron ore shipments from the world's top exporter to a near standstill as ports shut ahead of the storm.

Liam Courtney-Davies received funding for this research through the MRIWA 557 Project and the Australian Research Council. Iron ore is the key ingredient in steel production. One of the fundamental ...

Western Range will have a production capacity of 25-million tonnes a year of iron-ore, which will help sustain production of the Pilbara Blend from Rio Tinto’s existing Paraburdoo mining hub. The ...