Tag: ore
Rio Tinto Q1 iron ore shipments rose 16%; cuts full-year copper guidance
Vale Q1 iron ore production up from year ago but down vs. Q4
Vale’s Q4 profit weighed by weaker iron ore prices, sales volume
Space startup schedules launch to test asteroid mining and ore refining in orbit
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AstroForge’s first mission is slated for April. It will hitch a ride on SpaceX’s Transporter-7 rideshare rocket. The trip will show investors the company can extract and refine ore in space. The team will use a 6U CubeSat loaded with “astroid-like” material to test its techniques in zero gravity. It…