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.
August 29, 2022 Column: China steel sector turning the corner as demand, margins improve Steel mills have been signaling that production is likely to rise in September, writes Clyde Russell.
August 29, 2022 Fortescue posts 40% profit drop on weak iron ore prices, China slowdown Miners have taken a hit from iron ore prices retreating from highs in 2021.
August 29, 2022 Mining tycoon Steinmetz seeks to topple bribery conviction Steinmetz, 66, was convicted in January 2021 of bribing public officials in Guinea to secure the concession for the vast Simandou iron ore project.
Iron ore logs annual gain in a dramatic recovery fuelled by steel exports Prices of the key steelmaking ingredient had come under pressure earlier this year on expectations of a supply glut and forecasts of faltering demand in China. December 31, 2025 | 09:27 am