January 28, 2022 Iron ore price hits 5-month high on China demand optimism Despite China's ambitious low-carbon goals, President Xi Jinping has said "reducing emissions is not about reducing productivity, and it is not about not emitting at all."
January 28, 2022 BHP shares fall on last day of trading in London The company’s 20-year-old presence in the stock draws to a close, as part of a plan to simplify its corporate structure.
January 27, 2022 China jails almost 50 steel executives for faking emissions data The officials who worked at four mills in Tangshan city near Beijing, China’s top steelmaking hub, were given prison sentences from six to eighteen months.
January 27, 2022 Iron ore price rallies on Australia supply fears, China demand hopes Potential disruptions are still just that, with actual export volumes holding up, writes Clyde Russell.
January 27, 2022 How Latin America wastes billions of dollars worth of valuable metals E-waste generated in Latin America in 2019 contained valuable metals representing a total value of roughly $1.7 billion of secondary raw materials.
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.
Russia says stake in gold producer UGC to be put up for public auction soon In July 2025, a Russian court ruled that the majority stake in UGC should be seized and transferred to the state. December 30, 2025 | 08:24 am
