Iron Ore Top Stories

Court suspends Vale’s $1.5bn deposit in Brumadinho case

The amount would ensure the enforcement of any potential fine or forfeiture of assets, rights and values related to the disaster.

Bruno Venditti | July 17, 2020 | 9:37 am

Rio Tinto posts strong Q2 iron ore shipments

Company reported a 1.5% rise in shipments for Q2 and…

Reuters | July 17, 2020 | 7:40 am

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Barrick Q2 output, covid disrupts $8.8 billion in mining, Pebble…

MINING.com Editor | July 16, 2020 | 2:14 pm

Vale launches pilot plant for dry magnetic separation

Pilot plant will have the capacity to concentrate 30 tonnes…

Bruno Venditti | July 16, 2020 | 10:12 am

Vale says no decision made on resuming dividends

Vale suspended dividend payments after the 2019 collapse of its…

Reuters | July 16, 2020 | 9:04 am

Down again: iron ore sinks below $40 a tonne

It hit $39.40 a tonne, the lowest price ever recorded by price assessor The Steel Index (TSI), which began compiling data in 2008.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 4, 2015 | 7:45 am

China’s steel giants lost $11 billion in first 10 months of 2015

That is more than double the profits reaped in 2014.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 4, 2015 | 5:33 am

The mining supercycle and its demise

Supercycle meets Kubler-Ross.

Hallgarten & Company | December 4, 2015 | 5:17 am

Rio’s secret weapon for a sub-$40 iron ore price

The price of iron fell again on Thursday stopping barely above $40 a tonne, but Rio's new high-grade Pilbara mine will ensure its costs keep falling.

Frik Els | December 4, 2015 | 4:05 am

The iron ore price is in free-fall

Following a heavy selloff in November, iron ore is down another 7% just this week with no support in sight.

Frik Els | December 2, 2015 | 3:35 pm

INFOGRAPHIC: The race for Arctic domination

Russia, Canada, Norway, Denmark and the United States are posturing for Arctic supremacy.

Visual Capitalist | December 2, 2015 | 1:59 am

Brazil mine spill not hazardous to human health

Concentrations of metals in Rio Doce river after catastrophic dam burst "do not significantly differ" from tests by Brazilian Geological Service in 2010.

Frik Els | December 1, 2015 | 1:30 pm

Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill iron ore mine readies for first shipment

Roy Hill iron ore mine will soon start exporting the steelmaking material, just as prices hit a fresh seven-year low.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 1, 2015 | 8:05 am

Mining majors capitulate as metals rout continues

World's five largest mining companies together have lost an astonishing $570 billion in market value since 2011–the worst period of performance since 1966.

Frik Els | November 30, 2015 | 4:28 pm

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