Iron Ore Top Stories

Copper price climbs amid Chinese currency recovery

New bank lending in China beat expectations by nearly quadrupling in August from July as the central bank sought to shore up economic growth.

Staff Writer | September 11, 2023 | 9:39 am

Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting takes major stake in Liontown

Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart has positioned herself as the kingmaker…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 11, 2023 | 3:51 am

Iron ore price falls as China watches exaggerated price moves

Chinese authorities are again closely watching market dynamics, having discussed…

Staff Writer | September 8, 2023 | 9:19 am

Leadership doubts threaten Fortescue founder’s green reinvention

The firm’s reputation for capital discipline seems to have “gone…

Bloomberg News | September 7, 2023 | 3:55 pm

Sweden’s H2 Green Steel raises $1.6bn for Boden plant

Boden is expected to be the world's first large-scale green…

Reuters | September 7, 2023 | 9:59 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

Mexico union strikes at ArcelorMittal plant over profit sharing

Union said the company was refusing to share 10% of profits from the 2021 fiscal year among over 3,500 direct employees.

Reuters | June 16, 2022 | 7:34 am

Ukraine steelmaker says Russia is taking metal from Mariupol

The alleged thefts would fit a pattern of Russia targeting commodity hubs that provided Ukraine with vital export revenues.

Bloomberg News | June 15, 2022 | 11:22 am

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