SA mining production fell by 3.5% y/y

South Africa's mining output dropped in December 2022, led by iron ore, diamonds and platinum group metals. Hlabi Morudu, Chief director for Business cycle indicators at …

Rio Tinto's African iron ore project receives all necessary …

The giant Simandou iron ore project in Guinea, set to be the world's largest and highest grade new iron ore mine, will commence production by 2025-end, and will add annual …

Vale's Q3 Iron Ore Output Surges by 5.5-Percent Highest in Six …

The 5.5% increase in Q3 iron ore output is a good feat for the company that has experienced operational issues in the past years. I shall also require information about the …

ArcelorMittal Liberia dedicates West Africa's first iron ore

The iron ore concentrator, the first of its kind in West Africa, is designed to upgrade low-grade hematite ore to high-grade magnetite concentrate with more than 66% iron content. …

Liberia Poised to Become Africa's Iron Ore Powerhouse

Liberia is on the brink of reclaiming its position as a dominant player in Africa's iron ore production, thanks to a potentially game changing agreement with global steel giant ArcelorMittal.

New concentrator to 'quadruple' Liberia's iron output

Africa; Europe; Americas; Research; ... New concentrator to 'quadruple' Liberia's iron output. ArcelorMittal launches 20Mtpa Tokadeh iron ore concentrator. James Stent. ArcelorMittal's Tokedeh iron ore concentrator plant …

Mines in Africa: Interactive Dashboard

Africa's Iron Giants: Iron ore production is dominated by mega-projects like Guinea's Simandou mine and Cameroon's Mbalam-Nabeba site, ... outstrip others in average output by far, …

Metals & Mining

Africa is particularly strong for iron ore, gold, copper and nickel. Stronger mining sector growth will have a significant impact on many economies, ranging ... and North Africa to accommodate …

Tanzania to Become Africa's Largest Iron Ore Producer: Latest …

Iron Ore in Tanzania. Tanzania is home to significant deposits of iron ore, mainly found in the southern part of the country. In 2022, Tanzania exported US$753 worth of iron …

World iron ore output to rise 5.1% by 2025

The latest report from GlobalData in the United Kingdom outlines a 5.1% growth in global iron ore output to 2.66 billion tonnes between 2021 and 2025. The firm used a …

Green iron, tariffs blue creating golden opportunity

Global iron ore supply is expected to increase steadily in the five years to 2030. Outside of major producing regions Australia and Brazil, iron ore production is expected to be …

West Africa: Arcelormittal Liberia Dedicates West Africa's First …

The facility is expected to triple Liberia's iron ore output from 5 million to 20 million tonnes annually by 2025, positioning the country as a key exporter of high-grade ore in the …

Major iron ore developments in Africa

Developing Simandou and its associated infrastructure will be the largest greenfield mine and infrastructure investment in Africa, involving more than 600km of new multi-use rail …

BHP Surpasses Iron Ore Output Targets, Copper Production Rises

Due to improvements in its operations in Western Australia, the multinational mining behemoth BHP has surpassed its first-quarter iron ore output projections for the fiscal …

South Africa's Mining Output Drops 14% in July,Sector Struggles

The July numbers reveal which minerals are responsible for the general decline in the figures. This was especially evident in diamond production, where output dropped by more …

What Africa's Largest Mining Project Means for Guinea, China

On June 20, China's Baowu Steel confirmed its purchase of an undisclosed stake in the Winning Consortium Simandou (WCS), which manages two of the four blocks of Guinea's …

Rio Tinto's African Iron Ore Project: A Threat to the Pilbara?

Rio Tinto, one of the world's largest mining companies, has announced that it will invest $9.5 billion in developing its share of the Simandou iron ore project in Gabon, West …

Global Iron Ore Mining Outlook

compared with USD40-50/tonne in West Africa and USD90/tonne in China. ... India's iron ore output to grow from 174mnt in 2020 to 194mnt in 2030, with annual output growth averaging …

Mining production bounces back in August 2024

A fter three consecutive months of declining real mining production, Stats SA reported a solid increase of 2.9% month-on-month (m-o-m) in August. Importantly, despite the …

Liberia: ArcelorMittal Liberia to Dedicate Modern Iron Ore …

The iron ore concentrator—West Africa's first—is a centerpiece of AML's ambitious Phase II Expansion Project, a multi-billion-dollar initiative to modernize Liberia's mining …

South Africa's Mining Output Declines by 2.4% in December

South Africa's mining production fell 2.4% in December 2024, with PGMs and gold leading the decline. Rail disruptions impacted iron-ore output, while experts...

Top 10 Largest Iron Ore Producer in the World

Brazilian iron ore output ranks third globally with 422 million metric tons, making it important. The nation's mining sector has flourished due to plentiful iron ore and excellent …

China's overseas iron ore output may top 70 mln t by 2025

By 2025, the total iron ore output from interests held by Chinese companies overseas is likely to exceed 70 million tonnes/year, higher by over 60% compared to 2020, …

Minerals Council points to Transnet, low commodity prices for

South Africa's iron ore production dipped 14.3% in October while manganese output was also slower by 14.9%, dragging the country's overall mining output for the month by …

Anglo American sees solid iron ore output in Q1 2025

Total iron ore output increased by 1.9% year on year, with Minas-Rio delivering a record performance. In South Africa, production at the company's Kumba division saw a slight …

Iron production volume in Africa 2023, by country

South Africa was by far the largest producer of iron and ferroalloy metals in Africa as of 2023. The country produced over 57 million metric tons of the metals. As a comparison, …

South Africa Mining Production

In South Africa, the index of the volume of mining production is a statistical measure of the change in the volume of production. Coal is the most important sector and accounts for 24 percent of …

West and Central African iron ore development and its …

The projections for African iron ore are compared with the latest medium-term import forecasts and suggest that the development of West and Central African iron ore has the potential to create significant downward …

Top 10 Iron Ore-producing Countries (Updated 2024)

Kumba Iron Ore (OTC Pink:KUMBF,JSE:KIO) is Africa's largest iron ore producer. The company has three main iron ore production assets in the country, including its flagship mine, Sishen, which accounts for a large …

Liberia: ArcelorMittal's Executive ChairmanLakshmi …

The new iron ore concentrator, the first of its kind in West Africa, will enable Liberia to process lower-grade iron ore into high-grade magnetite concentrate, allowing the country to add value to its mineral resources instead …

India's iron ore imports to trend higher, but it's no China

The rise of India's steel sector is touted as a boost for iron ore miners seeking to find new markets as China's output eases, but the reality is likely to fall short of the hype.

Vale's iron-ore output falls in first quarter hurt by Brazil rains

Brazilian miner Vale produced 67.7-million metric tons of iron ore in the first quarter of 2025, down 4.5% from a year earlier, the company said on Tuesday in its sales and output …

Rio Tinto's (ASX:RIO) Africa mine steps closer to production and

The global resources giant expects to dig up 1.5 billion tonnes of iron ore in Africa over the next 26 years, stimulating its growth and expenses. Rio's Africa mine steps closer to …

Top 10 Mining Companies in Africa

Iron ore in South Africa

According to GlobalData, South Africa is the world's seventh-largest producer of iron ore in 2023, with output down by 4.89% on 2022. Over the five years to 2022, production …

Top 10 Iron Ore Producing Countries

Kumba Iron Ore (OTC Pink:KUMBF,JSE:KIO) is Africa's largest iron ore producer. The company has three main iron ore production assets in the country, including its flagship …

Guinea sees maximum Simandou output in second year of …

Guinea expects the giant Simandou iron-ore project, which is expected to begin production by December, to achieve maximum output by its second year of operation. The …

Mining output in reverse during October, but set for modest …

mining output remains on track for a modest increase of around 1%. Delving into the detail of the monthly decline in October, iron ore (-14.3%), manganese (-14.9%) and nickel …