Metals catch a chill as Beijing shies away from major stimulus

Commodities from copper to iron ore fell after China set a cautious economic growth target of about 5% for the year.

Bloomberg News | March 6, 2023 | 1:02 pm

Iron ore slides after China seeks advice on rising prices

"Some market participants with long positions liquidated their positions today to lock profits," analyst says.

Reuters | March 6, 2023 | 9:49 am

Iron ore price rises on demand optimism

Mills are ramping up production but their iron ore inventories are relatively low, supporting iron ore prices.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 3, 2023 | 8:35 am

Japan’s top steelmaker eyes $700 million ‘green steel’ project

Australia and Brazil are among possible sites.

Bloomberg News | March 3, 2023 | 7:38 am

Vale to turn Amazon mining waste into high-grade iron ore

The company has started extracting scrap that had been dumped at a tailings dam at Carajas in northern Brazil since 1985.

Bloomberg News | March 2, 2023 | 2:14 pm

Nippon Steel could buy more stakes in coking coal and iron ore mines

Japan's top steelmaker said it will spend around C$1.5 billion to buy a 10% stake in Elk Valley Resources.

Reuters | March 2, 2023 | 9:54 am

Tempered steel was a thing 2,900 years ago

Until recently it was assumed that it had not been possible to produce suitable quality steel in the Early Iron Age and certainly not in the Final Bronze Age.

Staff Writer | March 2, 2023 | 6:14 am

Iron ore price jumps on China data, bullish steel demand outlook

China's manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) climbed to 52.6 last month, the highest reading since April 2012.

Reuters | March 1, 2023 | 8:49 am

Anglo seeks to invest in start-ups to cut steel CO2 emissions

Anglo, which produced 59.3 million tonnes of iron ore last year, aims to halve its Scope 3 indirect emissions by 2040.

Reuters | February 28, 2023 | 2:18 pm

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