May 2, 2023 Fortescue Metals begins magnetite production at Iron Bridge After 20 years, 20 million work hours, delays and cost overruns, the Western Australia mine delivered its first 68% iron grade product.
April 30, 2023 No mining allowed in six new Indigenous reserves in Brazil Luiz Inácio ‘Lula’ Da Silva issued a decree creating six new Indigenous reserves, most of them in the Amazon, and banning mining in such areas.
April 30, 2023 Three-quarters of small earthquakes in South Korea related to mining explosions – study Out of 182,000 small seismic events that took place in seven years in South Korea, 135,000 were related to mining explosions.
April 28, 2023 Metal prices to fall in 2023 — World Bank “In the longer term, the energy transition could significantly lift the demand for some metals, notably lithium, copper, and nickel,” the bank said.
April 28, 2023 Iron ore price set for worst month since October on demand concerns The metal has lost almost 17% in April and briefly dipped below $100 a tonne earlier this week.
April 27, 2023 China’s property pain deflates ‘overhyped’ iron ore market Iron ore price dipped below $100 a tonne this week for the first time since early December.
April 27, 2023 NASA’s mineral mapping instrument goes into retirement NASA’s Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars produced maps that make it easy to tie mineral deposits observed in high-resolution images to regional scale trends.
April 26, 2023 Vale’s profit slumps well below forecasts First quarter net profit down 59% from a year earlier.
April 26, 2023 Iron ore price mixed as steel group urges producers to cut output The China Iron and Steel Association has urged producers to cut output to help ensure a stable cash flow.
April 25, 2023 Anglo American’s copper output up 28% in first quarter Production hit 178,100 tonnes of copper in Q1 mainly due to the ramp-up of its newly opened Quellaveco copper mine in Peru.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
