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Royal outlines first Razorback Ridge resource

An independent resource estimate for Royal Resources Ltd’s Razorback Ridge iron-ore prospect, part of the Red Dragon property in South Australia, has defined 277Mt of inferred resource, at an average grade of 26% Fe

Tonkolili receives permits

The government and parliament of Sierra Leone have backed African Minerals Ltd’s large-scale Tonkolili iron-ore project, respectively granting and ratifying the mining licence and fiscal regime for the mine and infrastructure required

Kami intercepts

Alderon Resource Corp has intersected wide zones of iron-ore mineralisation in initial holes of an ongoing drilling programme at the Kamistiastusset (Kami) property in western Labrador

Weld Range scoping suggests viable project

An independent scoping study for development of Weld Range Metals Ltd’s namesake stainless-steel project in Western Australia has forecast a technically and economically feasible operation

Atlas raises north Pilbara reserves by half

A reserve estimate by Atlas Iron Ltd has increased combined reserves within four iron-ore projects in Western Australia’s Pilbara region by 50%

Passabem estimate

Centaurus Metals Ltd has completed a resource estimate for its Passabem iron-ore deposit in Minas Gerais, Brazil

Hope Downs partners go for next mine

Rio Tinto and Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd, partners in the Hope Downs iron-ore joint venture in Western Australia’s Pilbara region, have approved development of the Hope Downs 4 project

Rio Tinto approves US$1 billion Hope Downs 4

Rio Tinto will spend about US$1 billion on a new iron-ore mine in Australia, a joint venture with Gina Rinehart’s Hope Downs Iron Ore Pty.

Xstrata buys more iron ore exposure

Xstrata plc has made a A$428 million (US$383 million) cash offer for all the shares in Sphere Minerals Ltd, owner of the Askaf iron-ore project in Mauritania.

Australia’s mining tax hangs in the balance

The fate of Australia’s proposed mining tax on the producers of iron ore and coal remains unknown as the country awaits an outcome from last weekend’s federal election.

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