January 6, 2023

China to crack down on speculation in iron ore prices

The Chinese state planner will resolutely crack down on illegal activities such as price gouging and speculation to ensure smooth operation of the market.

January 4, 2023

NioCorp demo plant in Quebec boasts high rare earth recoveries

The extraction process also revealed only two significant impurities of iron and a very small amount of nickel.

January 4, 2023

Rio Tinto, Baowu take next step towards developing Guinea joint venture

Guinea's government requires any developer to build a 600-km railway to the coast.

January 3, 2023

Ferrexpo owner Zhevago steps down from board after arrest

Zhevago was arrested last week for allegedly embezzling and money-laundering linked to the disappearance of $113 million from his former bank.

January 2, 2023

Shareholders at Russia’s NLMK vote against nine-month dividend payout

Like many other Russian commodities companies, NLMK had scrapped its dividend plans earlier in 2022.

December 30, 2022

China’s covid U-turn lifts iron ore after wild swings in 2022

The most-traded May iron ore on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange, DCIOcv1, ended the session up 2.8% at $124.14 a tonne.

December 30, 2022

Australia takes serious look at its carbon sequestration potential

Australia’s national science agency assessed 12 nature-based and engineered carbon capture technologies to look at their sequestration potential.

December 30, 2022

Coal, gas lead 2022 commodities rally

Industrial metals and iron ore are on track to finish in negative territory.

December 28, 2022

Ferrexpo owner Zhevago to step down from board after arrest

Ukraine put him on the international wanted list in 2019.

December 27, 2022

Coal and lithium drive Australian stocks’ outperformance in 2022

The country’s behemoth iron ore miners ended the year on a high as China’s abrupt Covid Zero reversal and a steady stream of supportive policies raised the outlook for demand.