July 11, 2022

Iron ore price down on growing fears of weak demand in China

Chinese steel mills scale back output while nursing losses from high inventories and sluggish steel orders.

July 11, 2022

Column: China’s massive stimulus talk does little for metals as confidence fades

Demand outlook is still far from rosy, writes Clyde Russell.

July 11, 2022

China stimulus unlikely to reverse global metals meltdown

Commodity investors looking to China to reverse the severe rout in global metals markets may be disappointed.

July 8, 2022

Top 50 mining stocks lose $600bn in market value from peak

After a brutal second quarter, investors in the world’s 50 biggest mining companies are in full retreat as metal prices slump and uncertainty grips the sector.     

July 8, 2022

Iron ore price down as China’s steel industry sounds alarm over crisis conditions

China’s steel mills are sounding the alarm over crisis conditions in the industry as margins plunge due to weak demand. 

July 8, 2022

BHP loses appeal to multibillion lawsuit over Samarco disaster

The lawsuit by 200,000 Brazilians over the deadly dam failure in 2015 alleges the miner ignored safety warnings.

July 7, 2022

Political changes boost risk for miners in Latin America

Demands for higher revenues from companies, tougher environmental rules and changes to laws have deepened risks across Latin America, index shows.

July 6, 2022

Iron ore price falls on China covid woes, recession fears

Goldman Sachs expects the metal price to average $100 per tonne in Q2 2022.

July 4, 2022

Iron ore price tumbles as China’s demand outlook darkens

Chinese mills have idled dozens of blast furnaces as stocks piled up after domestic demand weakened, hit by covid-19 restrictions and bad weather.

July 4, 2022

Guinea halts Simandou iron ore project again

Mines minister said Rio Tinto's subsidiary Simfer and China-backed consortium WCS have shown a "lack of willingness" to work on a partnership.