The Whyalla steelworks blast furnace is idle and workers have accepted a temporary loss of pay following an incident during a routine shutdown operation. Owner GFG Alliance has confirmed that the blast furnace – Australia’s only source of steel rails and structural steel, had been closed since March due to an uncontrolled iron breakout which…
Lincoln Minerals will begin a partnering process for its large-scale Green Iron Project on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, which is underpinned by a recently announced 1.2 billion tonne (Bt) magnetite resource. The company aims to identify a funding and project partner for advancing the Green Iron Project to operational status. Magnetite is a…
By Peter Roberts News that Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance is pushing ahead with its move towards green steel production at the Whyalla steelworks comes as it is clear that the first mover producers of seriously low carbon products can expect strong market demand for their products. GFG’s Liberty Primary Steel over the weekend extinguished its…