August 5, 2021

Iron ore price plunges as Chinese demand softens

The most active iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange plunged as much as 5.6%, hitting the lowest since May 27.

August 4, 2021

Fortescue worker tests positive for covid-19 at Western Australia site

There has been no material impact to operations at Cloudbreak iron ore mine.

August 4, 2021

Anglo American, Salzgitter to jointly advance green steel

The partners intend to conduct research into feed materials to use in direct reduction (DR) steelmaking, based on natural gas and hydrogen.

August 3, 2021

Top Ten US miners

Annual top-ten list of the largest US-based mining companies ranked by market capitalization

August 2, 2021

Iron ore miners are awash with cash, but see different futures

Major miners are going to be strong cash generators even if iron ore post further losses.

August 1, 2021

Red Hill Iron to sell JV stake Mineral Resources unit for $294m

Red Hill made the decision after it was unable to reach an agreement on further developing the project with an entity involving Aquila Resources and POSCO.

July 30, 2021

Iron ore price craters on Chinese steel output cuts

Iron ore price drops 8% falling below $200 a tonne for the first time since April on Beijing's efforts to curb industry emissions.

July 30, 2021

IEA’s roadmap shows difficult journey to net zero: Kemp

In the short term, emissions are on a rising trend, notwithstanding a temporary decline during the covid-19 pandemic, putting the world a long way off track to reach zero emissions…

July 29, 2021

Ancient sites, sacred snake raise risks for Australian resources

Sacred sites, endangered sawfish and mythical rainbow serpents are the latest challenges confronting commodities powerhouse Australia.

July 29, 2021

Water crisis threatens iron transport on key Brazil river

The Parana River Basin in central Brazil is experiencing its worst water crisis in 91 years.