Iron Ore Top Stories

China factory, building boom sends iron ore price to 6-year high

Iron ore price rally continues after China’s manufacturing sector hits levels last seen January 2011 and $680 billion infrastructure spending accelerates.

Frik Els | September 3, 2020 | 10:32 am

Prosecutors ask court to remove Vale managers

Federal prosecutors in Brazil accuse executives of disregarding safety methods…

Reuters | September 3, 2020 | 8:33 am

Vale reports negative safety levels in 3 dams in Minas Gerais

According to the company, the procedures will not impact iron…

Bruno Venditti | September 2, 2020 | 9:29 am

Fortescue unit enters deal to assess PNG hydro projects

The deal will support green industrial operations for both domestic…

Reuters | September 1, 2020 | 8:48 am

Friedland’s Nimba iron ore project to get World Bank backing

MIGA, the bank’s agency for foreign investment, may inject up…

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 31, 2020 | 9:21 am

Asteroid miner 3D-prints spacecraft prototype with alien metal

What Planetary Resources' 3D-printed model so impressive is the fact that it’s made entirely out of metal that’s not from Earth.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 8, 2016 | 5:55 am

Political risk seen on the rise in these key mining markets

Major commodity-producing countries are set to remain under intense finance strain in 2016, which will increase the risk of social unrest, says Verisk Maplecroft.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 8, 2016 | 3:16 am

Iron ore prices to fall back into the $30s — Citi

Prices fell Thursday for a second consecutive session. According to Metal Bulletin, the spot price for benchmark 62% fines dropped by 0.46%, or 20 cents, to $42.91 a tonne.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 7, 2016 | 8:55 am

Private capital won’t touch mining

Only 0.6% of private capital raised in 2015 for natural resource investment is for mining projects–one wind farm fund attracted more than the entire sector.

Frik Els | January 6, 2016 | 11:41 pm