Iron Ore Top Stories

China to crack down on speculation in iron ore prices

The Chinese state planner will resolutely crack down on illegal activities such as price gouging and speculation to ensure smooth operation of the market.

Reuters | January 6, 2023 | 7:26 am

NioCorp demo plant in Quebec boasts high rare earth recoveries

The extraction process also revealed only two significant impurities of…

Staff Writer | January 4, 2023 | 11:20 am

Rio Tinto, Baowu take next step towards developing Guinea joint venture

Guinea's government requires any developer to build a 600-km railway…

Reuters | January 4, 2023 | 7:55 am

Ferrexpo owner Zhevago steps down from board after arrest

Zhevago was arrested last week for allegedly embezzling and money-laundering…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 3, 2023 | 3:47 am

Shareholders at Russia’s NLMK vote against nine-month dividend payout

Like many other Russian commodities companies, NLMK had scrapped its…

Reuters | January 2, 2023 | 2:59 am

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Australia’s Minerals Council sets down code to stamp out sexual harassment

Australia's top mining industry body on Wednesday set out a code for its members to eliminate sexual harassment, after several incidents in Western Australia state renewed focus on the issue.

Reuters | July 7, 2021 | 8:04 am

Iron ore price up as China steel futures rise

"Considering spot prices are supported by costs, steel will remain fluctuating at high levels," GF Futures said.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 6, 2021 | 10:00 am

Iconic South African mines ravaged economy’s unlikely savior

Surging demand and prices for commodities including platinum-group metals, iron ore, manganese and coal are generating record mining-company profits and bolstering government revenue.

Bloomberg News | July 6, 2021 | 8:13 am

Fortescue produces first green iron ore, part of carbon neutrality goal

The company has produced both green iron and green cement in trials that are part of its goal to be a top player in the renewable energy market.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 6, 2021 | 7:02 am

Ranked: The top 20 metals and mining billionaires

Although tech and bank CEOs get all the limelight, eight of the 100 richest people in the world are in the metals and mining industry.

Visual Capitalist Elements | July 5, 2021 | 9:42 am

Iron ore price jumps as Tangshan mills resume production

Steel output at some producers was restricted due to the Chinese Communist Party's 100th anniversary and environmental-related policies.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 5, 2021 | 8:03 am

Vale to use unmanned equipment to help shut down two dams

The equipment will be used to help shut down two upstream dams, the B3/B4 dam of the Mar Azul mine and the Sul Superior dam at the Gongo Soco mine.

Reuters | July 5, 2021 | 7:07 am

Vale autonomous trucks have hauled 100Mt at Brucutu

The amount of ore transported is equivalent to the weight of 35,000 major soccer stadiums like the famous Maracanã, in Rio de Janeiro.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 2, 2021 | 9:15 am

Iron ore price down on China steel output curbs

China will have to cut steel output by more than 50 million tonnes in the final six months of 2021 to meet its carbon emissions targets.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 2, 2021 | 6:53 am

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