Iron Ore Top Stories

Brazilian deluge halts giant iron ore mines, triggers dam concerns

Heavy rainfall is disrupting southeastern Brazil’s giant iron ore industry, regulators dispatched to monitor any impact on tailings dams.

Bloomberg News | January 11, 2022 | 1:28 pm

Bullish investors add $90bn to top 50 biggest mining companies

Despite the pullback in iron ore and copper prices, the…

MINING.com Editor | January 11, 2022 | 1:18 pm

Rio Tinto to transport iron ore in Pilbara via battery-electric trains

The miner will buy four battery electric trains to deploy…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 11, 2022 | 5:59 am

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

"Expectation on resuming steel production and restocking demand before Chinese…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 11, 2022 | 3:16 am

FPX Nickel drills high-grade, near-surface Van target at Decar in British Columbia

The Van zone is open for expansion to the south…

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 10, 2022 | 10:26 am

BHP eyes 11 new iron ore mines over the next 50 to 100 years

BHP and rivals are benefiting from a booming iron ore market amid strong Chinese demand and supply disruptions from Brazil to Australia.

Bloomberg News | July 12, 2019 | 10:44 am

BHP issues first tender for gas-powered iron ore carriers

The United Nations shipping agency is introducing tougher anti-pollution standards in the industry's biggest shake-up for decades.

Reuters | July 12, 2019 | 10:00 am

China steel, iron ore edge lower in wobbly trade amid tepid demand

China's economic growth is expected to slow to a near 30-year low of 6.2% this year, a Reuters poll showed.

Reuters | July 11, 2019 | 1:54 pm

CHART: Make money in resources? Invest privately

Private capital invested in natural resources a decade ago returned 41% – S&P Natural Resources Index hardly broke even.

Frik Els | July 9, 2019 | 3:01 pm

Iron ore price craters 6%

China's powerful iron and steel industry body wants Beijing to "maintain normal market order".

Frik Els | July 5, 2019 | 10:51 am

ArcelorMittal removes 30 families from area close to dam in Brazil

The move was a precautionary action after it ran a new risk evaluation of a dam close to the mine.

Reuters | July 4, 2019 | 2:46 pm

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Brazilian deluge halts giant iron ore mines, triggers dam concerns

Bullish investors add $90bn to top 50 biggest mining companies

Rio Tinto to transport iron ore in Pilbara via battery-electric trains

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

FPX Nickel drills high-grade, near-surface Van target at Decar in British Columbia

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BHP eyes 11 new iron ore mines over the next 50 to 100 years

BHP issues first tender for gas-powered iron ore carriers

China steel, iron ore edge lower in wobbly trade amid tepid demand

CHART: Make money in resources? Invest privately

Brazil court convicts Vale for damages caused by deadly dam rupture

Brazil to auction mining rights for about 1,000 areas this year

That giant asteroid of gold won’t make us richer

Iron ore price craters 6%

ArcelorMittal removes 30 families from area close to dam in Brazil