Iron Ore Top Stories

China’s imports of major commodities show early signs of moderating

Demand growth is moderating and imports may tend to stay around current levels, rather than show some of the dramatic increases from earlier in 2020.

Reuters | December 8, 2020 | 10:02 am

Rio Tinto may face a fine when Australia cave inquiry reports on Weds

Even then, in the context of Rio Tinto's $123 billion…

Reuters | December 8, 2020 | 9:52 am

Steinmetz to face corruption charges at Geneva trial

Israeli diamond tycoon is accused of paying or having arranged…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 7, 2020 | 2:01 pm

Another day, another iron ore price high

Iron ore price jumps again Monday as Chinese imports surpass…

MINING.com Editor | December 7, 2020 | 12:27 pm

Iron ore prices are going ballistic

Iron ore surges 6% to March 2013 high on Friday…

Frik Els | December 4, 2020 | 11:07 am

Morgan Stanley: Iron ore will drop to $35 by fall

Iron ore advanced to a 5-week high of $53.40 on Tuesday, but analysts see steep decline in the final quarter of 2016.

Frik Els | June 28, 2016 | 11:11 am

BHP hikes exploration spending to focus mostly on copper, oil

It will raise its annual exploration spending by 29%, allocating nearly all its $900 million budget to finding new copper and oil deposits in the fiscal year beginning next month.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 27, 2016 | 3:57 am

Copper stocks deep into red as gold miners surge

Gold's nearly $100 jump early on and copper's 4.5% meltdown split mining investors' Brexit fortunes.

Frik Els | June 24, 2016 | 12:54 pm

Brexit: Gold, metals, markets react as Britain chooses to leave the EU

Gold climbs the most in eight years, while copper and oil fall.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 24, 2016 | 3:30 am

The world’s 50 most valuable mining companies

Combined these mining and metal giants are worth $700 billion with operations in every corner of the world.

Frik Els | June 21, 2016 | 3:55 pm

Rio Tinto may be planning a $9bn spinoff a la BHP

Rumours follow Rio's decision to group its least loved units — coal, uranium salt, borates and its Iron Ore Co. of Canada — under a new umbrella branded as the “energy and minerals” business.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2016 | 10:27 am

BHP just forecast ‘another 10 years’ of iron ore glut

Chief executive Andrew Mackenzie believes the iron ore market will take longer to balance out than other commodities due to an excess of supply coming on stream in the next few years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2016 | 5:33 am

Rio Tinto to boot iron ore chief in fresh management shake-up

Andrew Harding, once tipped as the most likely person to take the company’s reins, is being replaced by Chris Salisbury, currently leading the copper and coal division.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 21, 2016 | 4:03 am

Samarco said to be in restructure talks

30 million tonnes per year iron ore mine owned by BHP and Vale idle since November.

Frik Els | June 20, 2016 | 1:40 pm

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