January 26, 2022 Vale accuses Steinmetz of ‘elaborate’ fraud in Simandou deal More than a decade after Vale agreed to pay Steinmetz $2.5 billion for a chunk of the world’s biggest iron-ore deposit, the pair are about to lock horns in a…
January 26, 2022 Rising copper prices boost Freeport-McMoRan profit Prices of copper, considered to be an economic bellwether, rose by a quarter last year and are expected to continue their positive momentum in 2022 due to the metal's central…
January 25, 2022 Iron ore price jumps as Fortescue, BHP and Rio Tinto face labour shortage Mining stocks slid, with Fortescue down more than 4% from the previous week
January 25, 2022 UK local govt pension scheme “dismayed” at lack of action over Brazil dam collapses Vale said last week it expected to spend $1.64 billion in 2022 on reparations related to the Brumadinho dam burst.
January 24, 2022 2022 – a year of rebalancing for metals and mining “The most likely outcome is an environment where commodity prices can settle from the extraordinary highs of 2021. But there are plenty of risks to this outlook," says Wood Mackenzie.
January 24, 2022 Fortescue reports rise in shipments but flags labour shortage The world's fourth-largest iron ore miner said it shipped 47.5mt of the steel-making commodity in the December quarter.
January 23, 2022 Fortescue to buy Williams Advanced Engineering for $222m Fortescue Future Industries and WAE will work together to decarbonise Fortescue.
January 21, 2022 Vale expects to pay $1.65 billion in Brumadinho reparations in 2022 The amount does not include the figure the company will spend on individual compensations, which are being negotiated.
January 21, 2022 Iron ore price posts third weekly gain on strong demand hopes "There is strong anticipation that steel production will resume in the medium term," SinoSteel Futures analysts said.
January 21, 2022 Commodities to veer between China hopes, pandemic fears If 2021 was a year of volatility and uneven performances for commodities, then 2022 is shaping up as a rinse and repeat as uncertainty over the pandemic recovery remains the…
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
