Iron Ore Top Stories

Rio Tinto to try producing low-carbon iron in Canada

It has partnered with German steel group SHS-Stahl-Holding-Saar and engineering group Paul Wurth for potential industrial scale low-carbon iron production in Canada.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 16, 2021 | 7:55 am

BHP’s outlook, record dividend fuel supercycle talk

The world's no. 1 miner rewarded investors with a record…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 16, 2021 | 4:16 am

English court rules against Sierra Leone in SL Mining jurisdiction case

Formal arbitration proceedings have yet to begin as Sierra Leone…

Reuters | February 15, 2021 | 11:46 am

Billionaire steelmaking clan faces key test in quest to cut debt

Benjamin Steinbruch is trying to convince investors to fork over…

Bloomberg News | February 12, 2021 | 9:05 am

Steinmetz bets on Brazilian investigation against Vale

"On the basis of hypocrisy, they deceived the arbitral tribunal…

Bruno Venditti | February 11, 2021 | 12:00 pm

First shipment of iron ore from Vale’s new S11D mine en route to Asia

The company has loaded 26,500 tonnes of iron ore onto three ships at the company's port of Ponta de Madeira.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 17, 2017 | 8:09 am

These are the African countries investors should pay attention to

New report says the underlying question for investors lies on the risk/reward balance — whether outstanding geology beats corruption and security issues.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 17, 2017 | 4:55 am

Iron ore price surges to highest since Sep 2014

Up 4% on Monday.

Frik Els | January 16, 2017 | 12:11 pm

Iron ore price: China imports top 1 billion tonnes for first time

Iron ore price holds above $80 a tonne, doubling in value in a year as Chinese cargo volumes jump.

Frik Els | January 13, 2017 | 12:22 pm

Private capital rotating into mining and metals

Private capital funds raised $2.1 billion for mining and metals investment in 2016 – this year 13 funds are targeting $10 billion says new study.

Frik Els | January 11, 2017 | 4:34 pm

World Bank on a Trump economy and commodities

World Bank's 2017 outlook says US impact on commodity markets diminished, but it's still number 1 for oil and number 2 in copper, aluminum and lead.

Frik Els | January 10, 2017 | 8:48 pm

Iron ore, copper prices jump on upbeat economic forecasts

Iron ore back above $80 a tonne while copper price spikes 4%.

Frik Els | January 10, 2017 | 4:27 pm

Osisko Gold back to its roots, sells stake in Labrador Iron Ore

The move comes less than two years after the Montreal-based firm decided to add exposure to the steelmaking raw material by grabbing a stake in the fellow Canadian iron ore company.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 9, 2017 | 9:03 am

‘Trump effect’ on resurgent Iranian mining sector close to none — analysts

Any re-instatement of sanctions will, if at all, pose minimal additional hurdles to new investors, BMI Research says.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 9, 2017 | 4:15 am

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