October 21, 2025

Vale sees 2025 iron ore output at top range after strongest quarter since 2018

It produced 94.4 million metric tons of iron ore in the third quarter.

October 20, 2025

BHP bets on iron ore resilience despite China slowdown; Q1 output misses

BHP kept its fiscal 2026 output forecast for Western Australia iron ore unchanged at between 284 and 296 million tonnes.

October 20, 2025

Cleveland-Cliffs eyes rare earths production in the US

Geological surveys at its US mining operations found two sites in Michigan and Minnesota with potential to produce rare earths.

October 17, 2025

New Ontario rules aim to speed up mine approvals

Ontario has introduced rules designed to cut mine approval times by half.

October 17, 2025

Rio Tinto ramps up Simandou stockpiles to 2 million tonnes for first shipment

The inaugural shipment is expected to head to China, the world's top steel producer and consumer of over 70% of seaborne iron ore.

October 17, 2025

BHP’s China Jimblebar iron ore stocks rise as trade stalls amid contract talks

Inventories of Jimblebar fines at some Chinese ports have jumped to around 2.6 million metric tons as of October 14, the highest level since July.

October 15, 2025

Top 50 mining companies surge to new record near $2 trillion valuation

The value of the world’s 50 biggest miners surged by more than $450B in a single quarter after a broad-based rally sparked by rampant gold and copper prices.

October 13, 2025

Rio Tinto says strong year-end iron ore push needed as China demand surges

The world's biggest iron ore producer shipped 84.3 million tonnes of the steel-making commodity from its Pilbara operations.

October 13, 2025

Vale, Wabtec to test ethanol use in locomotives on the Vitória-Minas Railway in Brazil

Ethanol is a renewable fuel that replaces fossil diesel.

October 13, 2025

China’s iron ore, copper and coal imports rise to annual high

However, copper concentrate imports dropped 6.3% as mine disruptions, most recently at Grasberg in Indonesia, hampered supply of the smelting feedstock.