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Iron ore price jumps to 8-week high

Physical markets, not just futures speculation behind the latest rally

Frik Els | June 29, 2017 | 2:50 pm

Caterpillar reshuffles top management for mining divisions

Doug Hoerr, Caterpillar's vice president of the material handling & underground division, is retiring in August after more than 20 years with the company.

Alice Bothma | June 29, 2017 | 9:41 am

Brazil’s Vale shareholders approve corporate reorganization

Shareholders of Brazil's Vale SA approved a share conversion plan on Tuesday in a move that should boost transparency, give equal votes to all shares and limit government meddling in the world's No. 1 iron ore producer.

Reuters | June 27, 2017 | 2:32 pm

Iron ore price soars

China bulls kick iron ore price 6.5% higher.

Frik Els | June 27, 2017 | 2:14 pm

Iron ore price: BHP starts work on $3.2 billion mine

South Flank will replace lost production from 80mtpa Yandi operation reaching end of its life.

Frik Els | June 26, 2017 | 2:54 pm

South Africa’s chamber of mines challenges new charter in court

South Africa's Chamber of Mines has applied to a high court for an interdict to prevent the implementation of a new charter that increases the minimum threshold for black ownership of mining companies

Reuters | June 26, 2017 | 11:57 am

China shuns Indian iron ore in favour of Australia’s

Chinese steel mills are turning their backs on India and embracing Australia as a source of higher-grade ore for steelmaking.

Andrew Topf | June 25, 2017 | 3:38 pm

Iron ore reverts to supply-driven market after 2016 aberration: Russell

Iron ore's demand-driven price surge last year is increasingly looking like an aberration as supply factors once again start to weaken the price outlook.

Reuters | June 23, 2017 | 3:01 pm

Australia’s Atlas defers new iron ore mine over price falls

Australia's Atlas Iron, which narrowly escaped collapse when iron or prices crashed in 2015, has deferred construction of a new mine, citing weak prices for the steelmaking commodity.

Reuters | June 22, 2017 | 1:22 pm

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Heavy rains put pressure on Brazilian iron ore shipments

Paying 10% dollar yield, obscure Vale bond is now talk of Brazil

Top iron ore producer forecasts 50% fall in price

Chinese consortium signs MOU on Algeria iron project

Resource-rich Australia shows vagaries of any commodity supercycle: Russell

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