August 31, 2025 Iron ore price heads for first consecutive monthly advance this year Iron ore is headed for its first back-to-back monthly gain since 2024 on improving sentiment.
August 29, 2025 Arctic town seeks Swedish state help with relocation due to mine Kiruna has won fame for being moved in its entirety — a process started in 2004 — to accommodate the growth of the state-owned LKAB’s mine.
August 29, 2025 Baosteel expects China’s steel exports to stay above 100Mt in 2025 China's steel exports in the first seven months climbed 11.4% to hit a record high.
August 28, 2025 Vale, Brazil fail to reach deal for railway concessions renegotiation Vale said the contracts for the Carajas and Vitoria-a-Minas railway concessions, which in 2020 had been extended until 2057, remain in effect.
August 28, 2025 Nippon Steel bets on $11B investment, tech transfer to lift US Steel profit Plans include a new hot-rolling mill at US Steel's Mon Valley Works in Pennsylvania and the refurbishment of the No. 14 blast furnace at Gary Works in Indiana.
August 28, 2025 MinRes posts $904 million loss as Ellison exit drags on Managing director Chris Ellison is set to leave due to transparency issues and misuse of resources, but MinRes struggles to find a successor.
August 27, 2025 Rio Tinto overhaul cuts to three units, axes execs, reviews mines Rio Tinto’s new boss Simon Trott is merging divisions, reviewing mineral assets and signalling more tough choices ahead.
August 26, 2025 China’s exports of semi-finished steel surge by more than 300% Exports of semis in the first seven months of 2025 ballooned to 7.4 million tons, according to Chinese customs data.
August 25, 2025 Fortescue sticks to green iron in long-term vision The world's fourth-largest iron ore miner said attributable net profit after tax came in at $3.37 billion for the year ended June 30, compared with $5.68 billion a year ago.
August 25, 2025 US adds copper, potash, silicon in critical minerals list shake-up Silver was added to hedge against a low-probability, high-impact disruption in Mexico, with the final list to be published in about a month.
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
