Iron Ore Top Stories

China 2021 iron ore imports retreat from record on steel curbs

Steel production curbs imposed to combat pollution dented demand and pulled prices of the key steelmaking material off historical highs.

Reuters | January 13, 2022 | 7:39 pm

Rio Tinto, satellite startup launch early partnership

Rio Tinto has entered an early-adoption partnership with Pixxel, whose…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 13, 2022 | 6:20 am

POSCO, Adani eye steel mill project in $5bn pact

The pact to explore business opportunities, under which both will…

Reuters | January 12, 2022 | 10:31 pm

Nigeria woos Barrick and Rio Tinto to spur nascent mining industry

Barrick, the world’s second biggest gold miner, is among the…

Bloomberg News | January 12, 2022 | 9:47 am

Iron ore price rises as heavy rains force miners to halt operations in Brazil

Heavy rains disrupted southeastern Brazil’s iron ore industry, with Vale…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 12, 2022 | 5:37 am

Anglo American’s diamond unit takes sparkle away from results

Output from its De Beers unit dropped 14% amid weaker demand and lower prices.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 18, 2019 | 4:10 am

China iron ore futures pull back from record peak

The pullback followed an increase in transaction fees for all iron ore futures contracts on the Dalian Commodity Exchange and a rise in iron ore shipments to China.

Reuters | July 17, 2019 | 12:16 pm

Vale faces investors lawsuit linked to Brumadinho dam burst

Nearly 25 asset management firms and some pension funds are seeking compensation for losses derived from Vale's plummeting share price since the disaster.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 17, 2019 | 9:47 am

BHP fourth-quarter iron ore output down 1%

The Anglo-Australian miner's iron ore output fell to 71 million tonnes during the three months ended June 30.

Reuters | July 16, 2019 | 3:53 pm

China iron ore surges to record high on rosy demand outlook

Iron ore's extended rally comes just days after China's top steel companies sought government help in keeping the market stable.

Reuters | July 16, 2019 | 11:39 am

China promises iron ore “market order” in meeting with steel mills-source

They will also examine whether companies are using affiliated entities to place trades on the DCE in violation of the market rules.

Reuters | July 16, 2019 | 11:12 am

Vale to adjust provisions for Brazil dam disaster in Q2 results

Vale had announced it would pay $106 million to compensate workers affected by the deadly rupture of a tailing dam in January.

Reuters | July 16, 2019 | 10:56 am

Vale to pay $106.5m to workers affected by Brazil dam disaster

In a statement, Vale said the deal also involves individual compensation for moral and material damages.

Reuters | July 15, 2019 | 4:19 pm

China’s commodity demand holds up, with copper the exception

One of the prevailing China narratives in commodity markets is that the trade dispute with the United States is weakening demand in the world’s biggest importer of natural resources.

Reuters | July 15, 2019 | 2:59 pm

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