Iron Ore Top Stories

Rio Tinto picks outgoing Canadian ambassador to China as chairman

Dominic Barton will join the board in April and take over as chair after Rio's annual general meeting on May 5, replacing Simon Thompson.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 20, 2021 | 5:36 am

Non-lithium stationary battery market shoots up in next decade — report

IDTechEx forecasts the market for non-lithium battery chemistries in stationary…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 19, 2021 | 6:18 am

Most commodities prices to average lower in 2022 — report

Out of the 27 key commodities, Fitch sees 19 of…

MINING.com Editor | December 17, 2021 | 1:42 pm

Iron ore price jumps to seven-week high on China steel demand hopes

The optimism around the metal continued to be tempered by…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 17, 2021 | 10:34 am

Iron ore price up on hopes of recovering steel production in China

A government consultancy on Wednesday predicted that China's steel demand…

Reuters | December 16, 2021 | 9:33 am

Brazil prosecutor aims to charge Vale within days over tailings dam disaster

Prosecutors expect to indict 15 to 20 people.

Reuters | January 8, 2020 | 12:09 pm

Samarco rebuffs creditors on resumption of debt talks

The Brazilian iron ore venture between BHP Group and Vale SA said it has yet to firm up its business plan.

Bloomberg News | January 7, 2020 | 2:29 pm

BHP looks to India for coal growth as China demand declines

BHP projects Indian steelmaking is on course to grow by 7% per year over the next decade.

MINING.com Editor | January 7, 2020 | 2:02 pm

What to watch for in commodities in 2020

After a tumultuous year, iron ore is expected to slide in 2020.

Bloomberg News | January 6, 2020 | 4:50 pm

China iron ore scales 5-month peak on supply concerns, restocking

Iron ore futures rose for a fifth straight session on Friday, with the benchmark Chinese index hitting its highest in five months.

Reuters | January 3, 2020 | 9:18 am

Safety Commission files charges against Baffinland for worker’s death

A 63-year-old trucker was killed at the Mary River mine site in December 2018.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 30, 2019 | 11:29 am

Vale to sell 25% stake in China’s Henan Longyu for $152m

The transaction is expected to be concluded in the first quarter of 2020.

Reuters | December 27, 2019 | 8:10 am

Asian countries face policy uncertainty, resource nationalism – report

The Asian mining landscape is shifting.

MINING.com Editor | December 26, 2019 | 3:43 pm

Malaysia imposes anti-dumping duties on China, Japan, S.Korea and Vietnam steel imports

The industry complained that material was "being imported into Malaysia at a price lower than the selling price in their respective domestic markets.

Reuters | December 26, 2019 | 12:29 pm

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