Iron Ore Top Stories

Column: Australia’s exports of energy transition metals to top thermal coal

The impact on energy commodities from the war in Ukraine has faded and prices are expected to be more in line with historical norms.

Reuters | July 4, 2023 | 8:20 am

Iron ore price slumps as China production cuts spark fears of demand drop

Market speculation about government intervention in the iron ore market…

Reuters | July 3, 2023 | 8:25 am

Australia’s coal exports by volume set to rise on Asian demand

Growing demand in India and Southeast Asia is expected to…

Bloomberg News | July 2, 2023 | 11:13 am

Brazil mining regulator squeezed by staffing, budget cuts, labor leader says

Resources are stretched so thin at Brazil’s mining regulator that…

Bloomberg News | June 30, 2023 | 9:53 am

Iron ore price set for best month in 2023 on China stimulus hopes

Spot prices of China-bound iron ore have also climbed this…

Reuters | June 30, 2023 | 7:16 am

Over-optimism among China steelmakers behind iron ore’s price plunge

Iron ore lost almost a quarter of its value in a dizzying eight-day plunge through Monday.

Bloomberg News | June 21, 2022 | 8:29 am

BHP, Vale reject Brazil steelmaker CSN’s interest, say miner Samarco is not for sale

Brazilian steelmaker CSN hired restructuring firm RK Partners to draft a proposal to buy control of Samarco.

Reuters | June 21, 2022 | 7:47 am

Martian moon could be crucial for asteroid mining

Researchers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have shown that mining the Main Belt of asteroids that orbit between Mars and Jupiter could be done profitably.

Staff Writer | June 21, 2022 | 5:10 am

Brazil steelmaker CSN drafting bid for miner Samarco

An agreement may not be easy, according to Reuters sources, due to Samarco's liabilities related to its 2015 disaster in the city of Mariana.

Reuters | June 20, 2022 | 9:39 am

Iron ore price sinks amid growing pessimism over demand outlook in China

A raft of supportive policy measures from Beijing over the last couple of months have failed to result in persistent price gains.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 20, 2022 | 7:43 am

Column: Iron ore suffers short-term demand woes, longer-term China threat

The outlook for spot iron ore prices for the rest of the year largely rests on how successful China is at containing covid-19, writes Clyde Russell.

Reuters | June 20, 2022 | 7:15 am

Top three Aussie miners to shed $11bn in market value as commodity rout accelerates

BHP and Rio Tinto are trading at a one-month low, while Fortescue is at a three-month low.

Reuters | June 20, 2022 | 3:43 am

Guinea gives Simandou iron ore mine developers 14-day deadline

Guinea has grown increasingly impatient with the companies that control the giant Simandou deposit.

Reuters | June 19, 2022 | 10:18 am

Iron ore price hits six-month low on plunging China steel margins

Chinese steel mills are opting to reduce output amid weak profits and deteriorating demand prospects.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 17, 2022 | 7:59 am

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