Tag Archives: iron ore

China’s iron ore demand to grow, say Vale boss Murilo Ferreira

VALE chief executive Murilo Ferreira has forecast China’s iron ore demand will keep rising for the next decade as the nation’s urbanisation continues.

Mr Ferreira said China’s iron ore demand could eventually hit 1 billion tonnes on the back of increased steel production.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/mining-energy/chinas-iron-ore-demand-to-grow-say-vale-boss-murilo-ferreira/story-e6frg9df-1226599953651

Guinea May End Review of Vale-BSG Ore Venture Early Next Year

Guinea may complete a review into the $10 billion iron-ore joint venture between Vale SA  and BSG Resources Ltd before the end of the first quarter of 2013, the country’s Mines Minister Mohamed Lamine Fofana said today.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-07/guinea-may-end-review-of-vale-bsg-ore-venture-early-next-year.html

 

Vale partner says Guinea seeks to seize iron-ore rights

DAKAR/LONDON – The mining arm of Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz‘s business empire has accused the government of Guinea of seeking to “illegally seize” its assets through a probe into how it won rights to mine part of a major iron-ore deposit.

http://www.miningweekly.com/article/vale-partner-says-guinea-seeks-to-seize-iron-ore-rights-2012-11-05