March 31, 2022 Billionaire Friedland secures rail deal to tap Guinea iron ore The deal with the Liberian government provides High Power Exploration Inc. with an outlet for its Nimba concession.
March 31, 2022 BHP prepares for fresh battle against $6.6bn Brazil dam lawsuit Case argues BHP was “woefully negligent” in the run-up to the 2015 Samarco dam failure.
March 30, 2022 Iron ore price extends rally on China post-lockdown demand expectations Iron ore production in Asia to peak by 2025, Fitch says.
March 30, 2022 Samarco fails to reach agreement with creditors Bondholders, that had rejected Samarco's previous proposal, agreed to reconvene on April 1 to vote on the offer.
March 30, 2022 Iron ore may see structural shift on lack of new supply, decarbonization The issue is that investments in additional iron ore capacity and upgrading have long lead times, writes Clyde Russell.
March 29, 2022 Dalian iron ore price hovers near 7-month high on China stimulus hopes Fitch Ratings said the costs of iron ore and coal were likely to remain high in 2022.
March 29, 2022 Simandou iron ore mine developers risk penalties if timeline missed, Guinea says Guinea's mines minister has said the railway and port infrastructure must be completed by 2024, and commercial production must start by 2025.
March 28, 2022 Ukraine’s Metinvest doubles iron ore exports to Europe despite fighting There was strong demand, but customers also wanted to show solidarity with Ukraine, CEO said.
March 28, 2022 Dalian commodity exchange to raise fee on September iron ore contract The exchange also said it would raise the margin requirement for speculative trading of iron ore contracts for May and September deliveries to 15%.
March 28, 2022 Vale settles $630m in cases related to Brumadinho disaster The collapse of a tailings dam at Vale's Corrego do Feijao mine in Brumadinho released a mudflow that killed 270 people in January 2019.
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