Iron Ore Top Stories

Iron ore price surges to 8-month high on renewed optimism around China’s reopening

BHP flagged a brightening demand outlook in the top steel producer country.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 21, 2023 | 9:08 am

Rio Tinto partners with BMW for low-carbon aluminum supply

Aluminum will come from Rio Tinto's hydro-powered operations in Canada…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 21, 2023 | 7:25 am

BHP eyes demand green shoots in China as profit slumps

Miners have wrestled with surging costs and a tight labour…

Reuters | February 20, 2023 | 1:44 pm

China’s Baowu seeks deeper ties with Rio Tinto on iron ore trade

Baowu is looking to benefit from efforts to repair trade…

Bloomberg News | February 20, 2023 | 10:07 am

Vale expects fresh news about base metals stake sale in H1

Company received offers for a minority stake in the business…

Reuters | February 17, 2023 | 8:04 am

French-owned mine in Brazil ordered to stop operating after dike overflow

The overflow of the dike cut off traffic on Saturday on the BR-040, a major highway linking Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte.

Reuters | January 9, 2022 | 12:29 pm

Peru sees 60% increase in mining tax revenues

Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines said regional and local governments saw a 60% increase in mining tax revenues in 2021.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 9, 2022 | 11:45 am

Rains overflow dike at French-owned mine in Brazil, highway cut

Heavy rainfall caused a dike to overflow on Saturday at a Brazil iron ore mine owned by French steel pipe maker Vallourec.

Reuters | January 8, 2022 | 5:16 pm

Iron ore price extends gains on China demand hopes

Traders returned from the New Year holidays feeling optimistic about potential demand recovery in China.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 7, 2022 | 4:03 am

Iron ore price rises on hopes of demand recovery after Beijing Olympics

"After the Winter Olympics, there is an opportunity to relax the production limit for steel," analysts at Zhongzhou Futures said.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 6, 2022 | 3:51 am

Iron ore price extends gains despite renewed steel production controls in Tangshan

Dalian iron ore spot price hit highest since December 27.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 5, 2022 | 4:14 am

Brazil secures $21m in mining land auction

This was the fifth round of a larger tender process and it involved a total of 4,500 tenements of which 1,123 were purchased in the public offering stage.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 31, 2021 | 11:42 am

Iron ore futures end 2021 with 12% drop amid China climate efforts

China's benchmark iron ore futures headed to their first annual decline in three.

Reuters | December 30, 2021 | 9:25 pm

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