April 24, 2023 Iron ore price extends decline as China demand slumps Price hit the lowest since November as weak steel demand prompted a production slowdown.
April 22, 2023 Germany fights to green production of most important commodity Steel is the most important material for Germany’s manufacturing sector, going into everything from Volkswagen automobiles to the advanced machinery made by Siemens.
April 21, 2023 Iron ore price at 4-month low on subdued demand, rising inventories Benchmark 62% Fe fines imported into Northern China fell 5.73%, to $110.41 per tonne.
April 20, 2023 BHP upbeat on China demand; quarterly iron ore output ticks lower The miner reiterated its annual forecast of 278 to 290 Mt for Western Australian iron ore output.
April 20, 2023 Tailings dams affect diversity of upstream fish species – study Brazilian researchers found that streams flowing into tailings storage dams had fewer catfish species.
April 19, 2023 Rio Tinto reports record Q1 Pilbara iron ore shipments, sees inflation risk The world's biggest iron ore producer shipped 82.5Mt of the steel-making ingredient from its Pilbara operations.
April 19, 2023 Brazil’s mining sector reports $10.8bn revenue in Q1 The segment's exports totaled 78.5 million tonnes between January and March.
April 19, 2023 China to speed up iron ore projects to secure domestic supply China's annual iron ore output is set to hit an eight-year high of 290 million tonnes in 2023.
April 19, 2023 India’s NMDC explores lithium reserves for mining in Australia NMDC is the majority owner of a mine located in Mt Bevan and hopes to start mining within two years.
April 18, 2023 Vale’s first-quarter iron ore output grows 5.8% The company produced 66.77 million tonnes of iron ore during the first three months of 2023.
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