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.

August 25, 2025

Iron ore prices hit one-week high after fatal incident halts Rio Tinto’s Simandou project

New CEO Simon Trott, who assumed the role on Monday, is expected to visit the site.

August 24, 2025

Contract worker dies in Rio Tinto mine in Guinea

All activity at the SimFer mine site is currently suspended, the iron ore miner said.