September 17, 2025 Column: Soft China steel output shrugged off by robust iron ore China, which accounts for just over half of global steel production, saw output drop for a third month in August.
September 17, 2025 Director of Brazilian mining agency arrested in $300M corruption probe Authorities say bribes enabled illegal iron ore mining in protected areas.
September 15, 2025 China’s coal and steel output drop after production controls Coal output dropped year-on-year for a second consecutive month and steel for a fourth.
September 11, 2025 Vale receives operating license for key iron ore project The project involves expanding the annual capacity of the S11D mine-plant by 20 million metric tons.
September 11, 2025 China’s steel mills squeezed as demand shows signs of softening The ratio of China’s steel rebar futures in Shanghai to Dalian iron ore contracts dropped to the lowest level since 2020.
September 11, 2025 From the ground to the rule book: Mining’s new regulatory era The lesson is clear: in modern mining, geology opens the door, but regulation decides who walks in.
September 10, 2025 Vale CEO sees copper growth driven by project pipeline over M&A The Brazilian company produces about 350,000 tons of copper a year and forecasts doubling that amount by 2035.
September 10, 2025 Russia considers moratorium on bankruptcies of indebted metals giants The move, part of wider measures to support the sector, would follow similar action to help the struggling coal industry.
September 10, 2025 Rio Tinto, partners score major tax break on Simandou Guinea's junta has reportedly approved a 15% corporate tax for 17 years on the railway and port transporting Simandou ore globally.
September 10, 2025 BHP seen as unlikely to pounce on Anglo or Teck World's largest miner is now focused on organic growth, but bankers say much could change before deal closes.
How a reclusive ex-Glencore trader became Indonesia’s nickel king Arif Kurniawan has gone from earning paychecks at Glencore to controlling approximately a third of his country’s domestic trade in nickel ore. December 28, 2025 | 03:25 pm
