Iron Ore Top Stories

Vale after NYC real estate moguls for Simandou compensation

Vale alleges the $500 million it paid BSGR to partner in Guinea was fraudulently funnelled into Manhattan's real estate market.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 19, 2020 | 8:41 am

Covid-19 impact on iron ore market — report

Fitch now expects iron ore production to grow by 0.8%…

MINING.com Editor | May 18, 2020 | 3:24 pm

Sweden reports its biggest ever quake caused by mining in Arctic

Kiruna, the world's biggest underground iron ore mine, has been…

Reuters | May 18, 2020 | 11:20 am

Sierra Leone detains five expatriate managers at iron ore mine

The arrests come amid the SL Mining’s legal battle with…

Bloomberg News | May 18, 2020 | 9:23 am

Vale operating license suspended in Brumadinho

Health agents said the company's activities did not respect the…

Bruno Venditti | May 14, 2020 | 12:38 pm

The world’s top 40 miners saw returns hitting decade-low in 2014 — report

They shed $156 billion in market value last year, or about 16% of their combined worth, according to PwC.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 4, 2015 | 3:00 am

Chinese investors eye struggling iron miners in Australia

China is approaching distressed Australian iron ore miners, hoping to pick them up on the cheap.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 3, 2015 | 11:00 am

Iron ore, copper oversupply here to stay, so get used to it — BHP’s Mackenzie

BHP Billiton's outspoken chief executive officer believes oversupply will keep global metals prices lower for much longer.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 3, 2015 | 10:10 am

Iron ore price jumps to three-month high

Signs of demand improvement as iron ore imports cover at Chinese ports fall to near two-year low.

Frik Els | June 3, 2015 | 10:00 am

Anglo triples iron ore exports to India

India's total imports reach record high in year to end-March.

Frik Els | June 2, 2015 | 2:30 pm

Mining exploration spending in Australia hits decade-low

The dramatic fall was led mainly by the iron ore and coal sectors.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 1, 2015 | 10:05 am

Rio Tinto signs $20M IT services deal with Empired

Contract involves support and project services for more than 170 applications. Empired is based in Perth.

Empired | May 31, 2015 | 3:29 am

Life hasn’t come back to Canada’s mining sector just yet — report

Mining equities didn’t fare very well in Ernst & Young's most recent Canadian Mining Eye report.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 28, 2015 | 9:55 am

No point in top iron ore miners cutting supply: Goldman

Goldman expects the iron ore "war of attrition" will continue while prices gradually decline toward its $40 per metric ton forecast by 2017.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 27, 2015 | 3:25 am

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