May 13, 2022 Canadian board recommends rejection of Baffinland bid to mine more iron ore Mary River iron ore mine on Nunavut's Baffin Island is a C$1.3 billion project that has divided the Inuit community and raised environmental concerns.
May 13, 2022 Brumadinho won’t break Vale, but the piper still hasn’t been fully paid U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit against Vale related to the Brumadinho tailings dam failure three years ago is a reminder that the total consequences for the catastrophe are still…
May 13, 2022 Iron ore price set for biggest weekly drop since February on covid restrictions Iron ore has fallen around a quarter from this year’s peak in early March as covid restrictions spread.
May 12, 2022 Mining Indaba: Russia-Ukraine war triggers policy shifts, supply chain disruptions Increased prices for fossil fuels have shifted the conversation, potentially benefitting oil and gas projects in Africa as importers scramble to diversify supply chains away from Russia.
May 10, 2022 Iron ore price at near 4-month low on interest rate, demand concerns The US Federal Reserve approved a half-a-point interest rate hike, leading to a significant decline in commodities prices denominated in US dollars.
May 10, 2022 Mining Indaba: Marampa commissions 3.25mtpa iron ore expansion in Sierra Leone Iron ore concentrate expansion part of a high-grade Marampa Blue product that could help reduce carbon emissions.
May 9, 2022 Sinosteel signs $690 million deal for Cameroon iron ore mine The Chinese company signed a 50-year contract with the central African government to exploit the Lobe deposit, which contains an estimated 632.8 million tonnes of iron ore.
May 9, 2022 Iron ore price tumbles as covid curbs in China fuel demand concerns China's iron ore imports in April fell nearly 13% to 86.06 million tonnes from the same period a year-ago.
May 6, 2022 Iron ore price drops as investors monitor demand in China Politburo reiterated its support for a lockdown-dependent approach to contain the virus.
May 6, 2022 Plunging metals prices expected to rebound in H2 – report High metals prices expected to cushion majors' weaker production and rising costs.
Copper price set for biggest annual gain since 2009 on supply bets The red metal has notched a series of all-time highs in an end-of-year surge, rallying over 40% on the London Metal Exchange this year. December 31, 2025 | 10:31 am
