August 15, 2021 Cast iron, Portland cement clinker can now be obtained from metallurgical slag Scientists developed a method that avoids wasting out-of-furnace slag and extracts cast iron and Portland cement clinker from the material.
August 12, 2021 Australian probe to put spotlight on sexual harassment at mining camps Women make up roughly one in five workers and critics say recreation facilities have become hubs for drinking alcohol and created poor camp cultures.
August 12, 2021 Iron ore price down on signs of economic slowdown in China As steel production restrictions have begun and on signs of slowing Chinese economic activity, spot iron ore prices hit a more than four-month low this week.
August 11, 2021 120-year chart shows commodities have never been this undervalued Commodities investor Goehring & Rozencwajg poses the question: Natural resources – uninvestable assets or unprecedented opportunity?
August 11, 2021 Top steelmaker kicks off low-carbon trial to meet green pledge China Baowu has been trialling a low-carbon metallurgy technology at a previously idled 400-cubic-meter blast furnace in Xinjiang.
August 11, 2021 Chile’s $2.5 billion Dominga copper-iron project approved by regulators The victory marks a rare win for a major new project in Chile, the world's top copper producer.
August 11, 2021 Iron ore price bounces back while Fitch sees rally slowing ahead Iron ore price rose on Wednesday, after five straight sessions of losses, tracking steel futures as China's output curbs fuelled worries about supply.
August 10, 2021 Steel sector carbon emissions must fall 75% under 2 degrees celsius scenario — report Wood Mackenzie says aligning to a 2°C warming pathway in the steel industry would mean disruption to the iron ore and metallurgical coal markets.
August 10, 2021 Iron ore price at over four-month low as China plans Olympics curbs Steel hub Tangshan will extend existing curbs to March 13 next year to ensure good air quality for the Beijing Winter Olympic Games in February.
August 9, 2021 VIDEO: No injuries after a landslide at Itaminas mine near Brumadinho The debris hit a truck, a backhoe, and a car but no one was inside the cars at the time of the accident.
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
