June 15, 2023 Brazil’s Gerdau to invest $667 million in sustainable mining platform Gerdau said it will use the iron ore obtained from the new platform on four steel production units.
June 13, 2023 Rio Tinto inks deal to bring iron ore rail car manufacturing to Pilbara Rio intends to invest about $101 million to acquire 100 domestically built ore rail cars over six years.
June 13, 2023 Billionaire Forrest calls Musk a ‘muppet’ over fuel cell doubts Andrew Forrest, founder of Fortescue Metals, said doubters of hydrogen fuel-cell technology, including Elon, are “muppets.”
June 12, 2023 Iron ore price falls nearly 4% after Goldman’s China property warning The investment bank said in a note that it sees persistent problems in Chinese real estate.
June 12, 2023 Rio Tinto, China’s Baowu seek to use low-grade ores for cleaner steel Steel production generates up to 9% of global emissions.
June 7, 2023 Cameroon to start building railway to disputed iron ore project in August It signed a deal with two China-linked companies in June 2021 to construct the railway, despite facing legal action from Australia's Sundance Resources.
June 6, 2023 Australia maps all of its tailings dams A new Atlas of Australian Mine Waste aims to provide industry with opportunities to extract critical metals from previously mined rock.
June 6, 2023 Wildfires force miners in Quebec and Labrador to halt operations About 200 military personnel were on the ground on Tuesday morning to help control the fires and aid companies to evacuate employees.
June 5, 2023 Iron ore price extends gains on China stimulus bets Regulators were considering a package of measures including further relaxing restrictions for residential purchases.
June 2, 2023 Iron ore price up on China stimulus hopes Market commentators continue to speculate about China rolling out additional stimulus to support its economic recovery.
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