May 9, 2023

Iron ore price up on China stimulus bets

China's imports of iron ore rose 5.1% in April from the same period the previous year.

May 9, 2023

Vale and France’s GravitHy sign carbon neutral steel study

The agreement will focus on studies to build a factory to produce briquettes from Vale's high-grade iron ore through direct reduction.

May 8, 2023

Brazilian iron ore state wants to lure lithium investors

Minas Gerais will welcome “investors from all over the world” to Vale do Jequitinhonha, said governor Romeu Zema.

May 5, 2023

Iron ore price slides to six month low

Increased equipment maintenance amid shrinking margins will further cap demand for iron ore in the short term – analyst.

May 2, 2023

Ferrexpo’s CEO Jim North to step down

The group said Board Chair Lucio Genovese will act as executive chair on an interim basis.

May 2, 2023

India’s NMDC in talks with Australia’s Hancock for lithium mining

NMDC is also working on plans to export low-grade iron ore to China.

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.