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In a first, Brazil's Vale scrubs coal from iron-ore pellets

Iron ore prices shift structurally higher on Vale woes

Iron ore prices in China reached a record high on Tuesday as market participants wrestled two dilemmas, namely the weather-related disruptions from Australia and the safety outages in Brazil.

Reuters | April 2, 2019 | 9:35 am

Teck Resources flags fourth-quarter profit coming below estimates

Major players Korea Zinc, Teck agree 67% jump in processing charge

The deal was largely in line with current spot treatment charges in China, which have soared to $240 a tonne from a low of $12.50 at the start of 2018.

Reuters | April 2, 2019 | 9:12 am

Vale Indonesia targets 74,000 T nickel in matte output in 2019

Lower production this year is due to a 10-week shutdown started in mid-February to the third week of April.

Reuters | April 2, 2019 | 8:59 am

BHP says iron ore production to fall by 6-8 million tonnes after cyclone

Its 2019 financial year production and unit cost guidance are under review because of the impact on the output.

Reuters | April 1, 2019 | 2:57 pm

Ganfeng sees lithium rally extending as profits almost triple

China’s Ganfeng boosts stake in Argentina lithium project

Ganfeng Lithium Co plans to spend $160m to boost its stake in an Argentina project with Lithium Americas Corp from 37.5% to 50%.

Reuters | April 1, 2019 | 10:27 am

Eight miners suffocated in unauthorized gold mine in Peru

Peru is home to several "informal" mines, where miners toil at improvised mining sites that operate outside of the law.

Reuters | April 1, 2019 | 9:40 am

Former Louis Dreyfus boss ousted after Glencore overture

Gonzalo Ramirez Martiarena, ex-CEO of Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), was reportedly ousted after trying to start talks with Glencore Agriculture and other rivals.

Reuters | April 1, 2019 | 9:36 am