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Iron ore price posts third weekly gain on strong demand hopes

"There is strong anticipation that steel production will resume in the medium term," SinoSteel Futures analysts said.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 21, 2022 | 9:16 am

Commodities to veer between China hopes, pandemic fears

If 2021 was a year of volatility and uneven performances…

Reuters | January 21, 2022 | 8:26 am

Fortescue warns shut Western Australia borders may worsen labour shortage

The country's largest state, home to the resource-rich Pilbara region,…

Reuters | January 21, 2022 | 7:50 am

Steelmaker CEO warns North America market a ‘falling knife’

The grim view for 2022 follows a stellar year for…

Bloomberg News | January 20, 2022 | 12:56 pm

Iron ore price highest in four months on China stimulus

China stepped up its monetary easing efforts to prop up…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 20, 2022 | 9:02 am

Iron ore price slides as China’s economy slows

The drop came despite a surprise easing of monetary policy by the Chinese central bank.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 17, 2022 | 7:55 am

BHP to introduce electric trains at Pilbara mines

The four locomotives, scheduled for delivery in late 2023, will be supplied by Progress Rail, a unit of Caterpillar, and Wabtec Corp.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 17, 2022 | 3:55 am

Vale, other Brazil miners ramp up production as rains subside

The weather-triggered stoppages affected production of about 1.5 million tonnes of iron ore.

Reuters | January 17, 2022 | 3:05 am

Iron ore price down on demand uncertainties

China’s iron ore imports dropped in 2021, down 4.3% from the previous year’s record annual high, as steel production curbs dented demand.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 14, 2022 | 2:57 am

China 2021 iron ore imports retreat from record on steel curbs

Steel production curbs imposed to combat pollution dented demand and pulled prices of the key steelmaking material off historical highs.

Reuters | January 13, 2022 | 7:39 pm

Rio Tinto, satellite startup launch early partnership

Rio Tinto has entered an early-adoption partnership with Pixxel, whose satellite imagery could help the miner monitor active and closed mine sites, track ESG indicators, and advance mineral exploration.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 13, 2022 | 6:20 am

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Fortescue warns shut Western Australia borders may worsen labour shortage

Steelmaker CEO warns North America market a ‘falling knife’

Iron ore price highest in four months on China stimulus

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