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Column: Iron ore industry sees a bright future, but green steel fades

Shift away from industry seeing green steel as the great hope due to the bitter realization that it will be enormously costly.

Reuters | June 18, 2026 | 10:36 am

Mining’s nuclear reality check: SMRs are still not on miners’ shopping lists

Small and micro modular reactors are at the very bottom on miners’ low-carbon energy plans. That is striking given the hype around SMRs, the AI-driven nuclear revival and the increasingly bullish outlook for uranium.

Frik Els | June 18, 2026 | 10:30 am

BHP takes $2.3B hit on Jansen as cost of potash mine swells again

The Stage 2 expansion is now expected to cost $6.9 billion -- about $2 billion more than its previous estimate.

Staff Writer | June 18, 2026 | 8:36 am

China defends critical minerals export controls after G7 statement

China urges G7 to respect market economy principles and international trading rules rather favouring "small cliques".

Reuters | June 18, 2026 | 7:45 am

Update on Macarthur iron ore projects

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Column: Iron ore industry sees a bright future, but green steel fades

Mining’s nuclear reality check: SMRs are still not on miners’ shopping lists

BHP takes $2.3B hit on Jansen as cost of potash mine swells again

China defends critical minerals export controls after G7 statement