Vale’s Mangaratiba iron ore terminal in Brazil reopens

The world's top iron ore producer said that heavy rains in the first three months of the year impacted its output.

China's copper imports bounce back in the first quarter and is now up more than 7% year-on-year and iron ore shipments remain on pace for another record.

China is the world's biggest consumer of iron ore, the raw material for manufacturing steel.

The past couple of months have featured a broad retracement of the metals complex, away from the recent highs.

Proxy adviser Glass Lewis criticised the firm for paying out bonuses in 2017, a year when two employees died at work.

Global iron ore miners have turned off the tap on adding new production capacity to feed China’s steel mills.

The second largest ever private equity fund focused on mining closed in the first quarter – 13 funds aim to raise a further $4.9 billion in 2018.

The information was made public by The Wall Street Journal, whose journalists had access to a procedural order.

"The church but the entire world is worried about the environmental degradation that unregulated mining activities are causing in the Bolívar and Amazonas states."