Iron Ore Top Stories

Iron ore price back above $200 on hopes of output curb easing in China

The Tangshan government held a symposium on Monday, considering lowering the output curtailment ratio for some mills that had finished ultra-low emission upgrades.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 1, 2021 | 8:26 am

BHP union says work schedules too punishing for train drivers

The world's biggest miner told train drivers that they will…

Reuters | May 31, 2021 | 10:52 pm

Dalian iron ore price jumps on report of output curb easing in Tangshan

Tangshan authority had urged local long-process steel producers to cut…

Reuters | May 31, 2021 | 9:11 pm

South Australia mining production tunnels past $5.4 billion amid commodity price boom

Record copper sales and soaring gold and iron ore prices…

Andrew Spence - The Lead | May 31, 2021 | 5:13 pm

Chinese factory data disappoints amid rising metal prices

Tin prices surge to a 10-year high as supply issues…

MINING.com Editor | May 31, 2021 | 11:28 am

Mining profits are super-charged and BlackRock wants to get paid

“A lot of investors were really badly burned, ourselves included.”

Bloomberg News | January 11, 2018 | 8:54 am

Reform overdue to drive growth and protect Australia from future downturn

Minerals Council of Australia’s pre-Budget submission warns that every year Budget repair is delayed puts Australia closer to the risk of an economic shock.

Minerals Council of Australia | January 10, 2018 | 2:22 pm

Australia forecasts 20 pct iron ore price drop in 2018 as China demand eases

Australia expects iron ore prices to average $51.50 a tonne this year because of rising global supply and moderating demand from top importer China.

Reuters | January 8, 2018 | 10:45 am

Coal dwarfs battery metals in mining deals despite war on pollution

Coal and iron ore dominated mining takeovers in 2017, Thomson Reuters data shows, with buyers favoring the heavily polluting devil they know over the uncertainties of a battery-powered future.

Reuters | January 7, 2018 | 3:23 pm

CHARTS: Big mining’s surge in value shames tech giants

The mining cycle turned two years ago – gains for the sector's largest companies have far outpaced stocks like Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook since.

Frik Els | January 5, 2018 | 5:22 pm

Mining investments in Peru grew by 54.8% in November

Investments grew by 54.8% compared to the same month of 2016.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 5, 2018 | 9:47 am

China’s steel futures fall as snow to curtail construction demand

Cold weather is expected to hit regions across China in the coming week, bringing snow and rain that may cause disruptions at construction sites, one of the biggest consumers of steel.

Reuters | January 4, 2018 | 6:38 pm

Vale is said to be negotiating BHP exit from Samarco venture

Vale and BHP Billiton in talks over future of their Samarco iron-ore joint venture, including the possibility of the Brazilian miner taking full ownership.

Bloomberg News | January 3, 2018 | 11:49 am

Russia’s Mechel says has enough creditor support for restructure of $1bn loan

The company, which is controlled by businessman Igor Zyuzin and came close to bankruptcy last year, circulated the final draft of a restructuring proposal among its creditors.

Reuters | January 1, 2018 | 11:16 am

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