October 14, 2021

Iron ore price rebounds despite Chinese steel curbs

The Chinese government has asked mills in more cities in northern China to cut output from Nov. 15 to March 15.

October 13, 2021

Iron ore price falls on China demand worries

Steel mills in some 28 cities in northern China will have to cut production from Nov. 15 to March 15 next year.

October 12, 2021

Cadence closer to reopening former Anglo American mine in Brazil

The Amapa iron ore mine is expected to generate 5.3 million tonnes of iron ore a year once at full capacity.

October 12, 2021

Iron ore price retreats on steel output curbs

China's crude steel output from January-August grew 5.3% from a year earlier, despite production controls intensifying beginning in July.

October 11, 2021

Samarco obtains extended creditor protection

Samarco filed for bankruptcy protection in April after failing to restructure 50 billion reais ($9.06 billion) in debt.

October 11, 2021

Iron ore price surge is latest spike to fuel inflation fears

Iron ore has suddenly gone from commodity laggard to a top performer.

October 11, 2021

Scientists explore possibility of mining iron, nickel, cobalt-rich near-earth asteroids

Metal-rich asteroids are similar to some stony-iron meteorites found on Earth.

October 8, 2021

Iron ore price rises as China markets reopen after holiday

Dalian iron ore scaled one-month high on China demand optimism.

October 8, 2021

Vale opens door to base metal merger once its house is in order

The world’s second-largest producer of iron ore continues to weigh up the pros and cons of forming a separate company with its copper and nickel mines in Canada, Brazil and…

October 7, 2021

The world needs Simandou iron ore, Rio Tinto CEO says

Simandou "has to be done in a very careful way, from all sorts of ESG angles, not least biodiversity."