June 20, 2022 Brazil steelmaker CSN drafting bid for miner Samarco An agreement may not be easy, according to Reuters sources, due to Samarco's liabilities related to its 2015 disaster in the city of Mariana.
June 20, 2022 Iron ore price sinks amid growing pessimism over demand outlook in China A raft of supportive policy measures from Beijing over the last couple of months have failed to result in persistent price gains.
June 20, 2022 Column: Iron ore suffers short-term demand woes, longer-term China threat The outlook for spot iron ore prices for the rest of the year largely rests on how successful China is at containing covid-19, writes Clyde Russell.
June 20, 2022 Top three Aussie miners to shed $11bn in market value as commodity rout accelerates BHP and Rio Tinto are trading at a one-month low, while Fortescue is at a three-month low.
June 19, 2022 Guinea gives Simandou iron ore mine developers 14-day deadline Guinea has grown increasingly impatient with the companies that control the giant Simandou deposit.
June 17, 2022 Iron ore price hits six-month low on plunging China steel margins Chinese steel mills are opting to reduce output amid weak profits and deteriorating demand prospects.
June 16, 2022 Mexico union strikes at ArcelorMittal plant over profit sharing Union said the company was refusing to share 10% of profits from the 2021 fiscal year among over 3,500 direct employees.
June 15, 2022 Ukraine steelmaker says Russia is taking metal from Mariupol The alleged thefts would fit a pattern of Russia targeting commodity hubs that provided Ukraine with vital export revenues.
June 15, 2022 Fortescue teams up with Liebherr for green-haul trucks Miner will buy 120 green-haul trucks, replacing about 45% of its current fleet as it pushes towards decarbonizing its operations.
June 14, 2022 Rio Tinto starts iron ore deliveries from Gudai-Darri mine The capital cost of the mine, which is expected to have a life of over 40 years, is estimated to be $3.1 billion.
Historic gold, silver price rally continues Gold, silver and platinum jumped to all-time highs on Friday, extending a historic end-of-year rally. December 26, 2025 | 01:15 pm
