November 8, 2022 Australian mining magnate Forrest calls for ban on seabed mining Fortescue Metals executive chairman Andrew Forrest is the first prominent mining executive to speak out against the nascent industry.
November 8, 2022 Scientists understand how to better study iron, other minerals Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University have investigated the status of iron ions in monoclinic pyroxenes, an endeavour that is key for the future analysis of iron and other minerals’ flakes.
November 7, 2022 Moody’s says India a bright spot in global steel demand India, the world's second-largest crude steel producer, posted 11.4% growth in finished steel consumption during April-October to 65.5 million tonnes.
November 7, 2022 Previously unknown mineralogy of deep earth unveiled New experiments suggest that earth’s deeper lower mantle likely has a mineralogy different from the shallower lower mantle.
November 3, 2022 Iron ore’s slump likely to deepen until China’s economy revives China’s steel industry has been warning of a crisis since the summer, and the third quarter saw major mills turn in their first aggregate loss since at least 2018.
November 1, 2022 BHP warns of inflation risks in 2023, says China demand to stabilize The mining industry has been weighed down this year since the Russian invasion of Ukraine by a supply bottleneck that sparked off inflation.
November 1, 2022 Vale to study implementing ‘mega hubs’ in Middle East countries Vale is expected to build and operate iron ore concentration and briquetting plants within the hubs.
October 31, 2022 Brazil’s CSN net profit drops 82% in Q3 The bottom line came in at 238 million reais, while its EBITDA fell 37% to 2.714 billion reais.
October 30, 2022 Brazil’s president-elect Lula vows greener mining Leftist former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was elected this Sunday, winning over far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.
October 30, 2022 How green material producers, buyers can capture the green premiums Transforming the metals and mining, building materials, and plastics industries to make them compatible with sustainability targets will require increasing annual spending from $5.7 trillion to $9.2 trillion.
How a reclusive ex-Glencore trader became Indonesia’s nickel king Arif Kurniawan has gone from earning paychecks at Glencore to controlling approximately a third of his country’s domestic trade in nickel ore. December 28, 2025 | 03:25 pm
