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.
August 9, 2021 Russell: China goes from driver to brake for crude oil, iron ore and copper China has switched from driving global demand for major commodities to being a drag on growth.
August 8, 2021 Vale iron ore shipments from Northern Brazil at lowest in 4 years Iron ore shipments from the Ponta da Madeira port in São Luís were 18% lower than expected in July, according to Marine Traffic.
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.
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