July 18, 2022

China plans iron ore giant to assert market control

China spent about $180 billion on iron ore imports last year.

July 18, 2022

Chinese consortium puts workers on forced leave after Guinea halts Simandou

WCS forced workers to take one month's leave, and if the project has not restarted after that, they will be laid off.

July 15, 2022

Iron ore price sinks below $100 a tonne on grim China demand outlook

"The government needs to intervene decisively and swiftly in order to stabilize property and capital market sentiment," said JP Morgan.

July 15, 2022

Column: China’s sluggish commodity imports set to improve, but risks abound

Overall, China is at a very different point in its economic cycle to much of the rest of the world, writes Clyde Russell.

July 15, 2022

Brazil’s Cosan backs extending talks to form iron ore mining venture

Company has approved extending talks on forming a mining venture between its subsidiary Altantico Participacoes and Bergnol Holding Limited.

July 14, 2022

Rio Tinto faces labour crunch in Western Australia, warns of inflation hit

Rising covid-19 cases at its Pilbara operations have led to "elevated levels of unplanned absences."

July 14, 2022

Law firm behind $7 billion BHP suit gets more cash for ESG cases

PGMBM, which has also brought class-action type suits against other large corporates including Volkswagen AG and British Airways, has received the funds from investment firm North Wall Capital LLP.

July 14, 2022

Anglo American, Nippon Steel to work on low-carbon steelmaking

They will work on solutions for lower-carbon steelmaking, a process responsible for up to 9% of global greenhouse emissions.

July 13, 2022

Iron ore price rebounds as China’s exports grow

Chinese exports grew at their fastest pace in five months in June.

July 12, 2022

China’s imports of key commodities set to make a patchy recovery on growing mobility

Among metals, copper imports are expected to post a modest pickup even though demand remains sluggish.