October 28, 2021

Australia plans to boost mineral discovery with new drill core research lab

CSIRO together with the Science and Industry Endowment Fund, the University of Western Australia and Curtin University just opened a Geoscience Drill Core Research Laboratory.

October 27, 2021

Fortescue posts record first quarter iron ore shipments, costs in-line

It shipped 45.6 mt of iron ore in the quarter, compared with 44.3 mt a year earlier.

October 27, 2021

Iron ore price retreats amid Chinese intervention to cool commodity prices

"Steel supply is expected to be restricted continuously, iron ore demand will be dented in the long term," CITIC Securities analysts said in a note.

October 26, 2021

Botswana delivers first iron ore exports to China

Botswana’s first iron ore mine, Ikongwe, has started production and delivered its maiden exports to China.

October 25, 2021

Caterpillar gears up for green energy transition, automation age

MINING.COM sits down for a conversation with Denise Johnson, Caterpillar’s mining chief, to talk about the future of mining and the trends shaping the industry.

October 25, 2021

Iron ore price rebounds while La Niña threatens to worsen energy crisis

Iron ore prices dropped last week as risk sentiment was hurt by fears over growth in China, and as coal prices slumped.

October 23, 2021

China’s steel group says must ensure supply, control price in volatile market

China's daily crude steel output in September fell to the lowest since December 2018.

October 22, 2021

Commodity boom at risk as supporting factors fade, Fitch says

The pace of global industrial production growth is falling “quite swiftly” after an impressive spike in demand for durable goods during lockdowns.

October 21, 2021

Dalian iron ore price tumbles on slow China manufacturing

Steel consumption is still slow in the short term as recent power rationing has hurt manufacturing activities in the world's second-largest economy.

October 21, 2021

How metals and mining companies are adapting to a greener world

Mining companies have the widest range of BNEF transition scores.