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.

March 27, 2022

War sparks Wall Street’s rush to commodity-rich emerging markets

A deep divide is opening up as investors focus their hopes on commodity exporters in the Middle East and Latin America.

March 27, 2022

Guinea reaches deal with miners to resume Simandou iron ore development

Guinea's junta has reached an agreement with Rio Tinto and a Chinese-backed consortium to resume activities at Simandou.