September 4, 2022 Swiss steel mill readies for shorter hours as energy bills soar Stahl Gerlafingen wants to put staff on shorter working hours to contend with soaring energy bills.
September 3, 2022 Nigeria to pay $496 million to settle claims over steel plants Global Steel had acquired rights to Nigeria's entire state steel industry via five major concessions and share purchase contracts.
September 2, 2022 Andrew Forrest’s hydrogen unit to speed expansion plans Analysts have raised questions about Fortescue’s spending on the green unit after the miner last month reported a 40% drop in full-year profit.
September 2, 2022 Vale-BHP nearly double offer in mine disaster settlement The collapse of a dam at the Samarco mine complex in 2015 killed 19 people and severely polluted the Doce River with mining waste.
September 1, 2022 Moody’s cuts metals price calls amid slowing global growth Production has lagged demand, and supply chain issues have further disrupted production.
September 1, 2022 Iron ore price down as China’s covid, property woes weigh Nearly 70 Chinese cities reported declines in new home prices last month.
August 31, 2022 Mining tycoon’s conviction may have cost him billionaire status Beny Steinmetz was found guilty of bribing public officials in Guinea to secure the concession for the vast mountain of ore worth billions of dollars.
August 31, 2022 AI reveals melting temperature of all known earthly minerals Prior to this development, less than 10% of the melting temperatures of the 200,000-plus inorganic compounds that have been identified on earth were known.
August 30, 2022 Iron ore price below $100 on China steel curbs Steel prices also stretched losses after several big Chinese cities, including Shenzhen and Dalian, escalated covid-19 restrictions.
August 30, 2022 BHP urged to step up climate advocacy by shareholder activists New shareholder resolution calls on the company to help lobby for a new emissions trading scheme and for phasing out fossil fuel subsidies.
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
