Iron Ore Top Stories

Rio Tinto, Aboriginal group sign first solar deal for WA iron ore region

The project in Western Australia's Pilbara district comes as part of Rio's $3 billion plan to decarbonize its iron ore business.

Reuters | October 20, 2023 | 8:04 am

Rio Tinto to up production capacity at Gudai-Darri, its newest iron ore mine

The world’s biggest iron ore producer shipped 83.9 Mt from…

Staff Writer | October 19, 2023 | 3:45 pm

Vale taps former investor relations head as CEO of Bionow

Vale subsidiary Bionow, which has been formed to produce biocarbon,…

Bloomberg News | October 19, 2023 | 3:23 pm

Indonesian copper-gold company storms ranking of world’s 50 most valuable mining stocks

Amid a wider slump, MINING.COM’s ranking was lit up by…

Frik Els | October 19, 2023 | 2:54 pm

Taliban plans to formally join China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Beijing has sought to develop its ties with the Taliban-run…

Reuters | October 19, 2023 | 4:02 am

Swiss steel mill readies for shorter hours as energy bills soar

Stahl Gerlafingen wants to put staff on shorter working hours to contend with soaring energy bills.

Reuters | September 4, 2022 | 10:24 am

Nigeria to pay $496 million to settle claims over steel plants

Global Steel had acquired rights to Nigeria's entire state steel industry via five major concessions and share purchase contracts.

Reuters | September 3, 2022 | 10:47 am

Andrew Forrest’s hydrogen unit to speed expansion plans

Analysts have raised questions about Fortescue’s spending on the green unit after the miner last month reported a 40% drop in full-year profit.

Bloomberg News | September 2, 2022 | 8:44 am

Vale-BHP nearly double offer in mine disaster settlement

The collapse of a dam at the Samarco mine complex in 2015 killed 19 people and severely polluted the Doce River with mining waste.

Bloomberg News | September 2, 2022 | 8:13 am

Moody’s cuts metals price calls amid slowing global growth

Production has lagged demand, and supply chain issues have further disrupted production.

Henry Lazenby | September 1, 2022 | 2:25 pm

Iron ore price down as China’s covid, property woes weigh

Nearly 70 Chinese cities reported declines in new home prices last month.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 1, 2022 | 9:13 am

Mining tycoon’s conviction may have cost him billionaire status

Beny Steinmetz was found guilty of bribing public officials in Guinea to secure the concession for the vast mountain of ore worth billions of dollars.

Bloomberg News | August 31, 2022 | 7:43 am

AI reveals melting temperature of all known earthly minerals

Prior to this development, less than 10% of the melting temperatures of the 200,000-plus inorganic compounds that have been identified on earth were known.

Staff Writer | August 31, 2022 | 5:05 am

Iron ore price below $100 on China steel curbs

Steel prices also stretched losses after several big Chinese cities, including Shenzhen and Dalian, escalated covid-19 restrictions.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 30, 2022 | 9:16 am

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