Pilbara ore quality in decline The iron ore-rich Pilbara in WA’s north has long underpinned the nation’s economy through the vast royalties, taxes and job creation.

Vast heaps of crushed brown rock hem the Indian Ocean at Western Australia’s Parker Point port — each a stockpile of 200,000 tons of iron-ore, ready to be poured into a procession of bulk ...

Iron-ore futures wobbled on Friday and were on track for weekly losses due to waning optimism over prospects for demand recovery in top steel producer and metals consumer China, with additional ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. The country’s largest miners shipped a record volume of iron ore through Port Hedland in May despite aggressive cuts to steel ...

Iron ore shipments from the largest bulk-export terminal set a record for the month of May, putting flows at the biggest year-to-date volumes even after weather issues curbed exports earlier in 2025.

Ending the use of water in iron ore beneficiation would eliminate generation of waste known as tailings in the production process, therefore removing the need for new dams to be built to store ...

Despite reports of an iron ore downturn, global mining giants Rio Tinto and Hancock Prospecting have been given the green light for a $2.5 billion mine expansion in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

(Alliance News) - Zanaga Iron Ore Co Ltd on Wednesday said test results have confirmed that its project can produce high-grade iron ore concentrate suitable for a growing market for low-carbon ...

Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO,NYSE:RIO,LSE:RIO) and privately owned Hancock Prospecting said on Tuesday (June 24) that they will invest US$1.6 billion to develop the Hope Downs 2 iron ore project in Pilbara ...

Rio will invest $800 million in the joint venture, which it holds in equal partnership with Hancock. The venture will aim to mine iron ore deposits in the Hope Downs 2 project.

The two new above-water-table iron ore pits will have a combined total annual production capacity of 31 million tonnes and will sustain production from the Hope Downs Joint Venture into the future.

BHP is the world’s largest miner by market capitalization. Its main operations span iron ore and copper, with smaller contributions from metallurgical coal, thermal coal, and nickel. The company ...