July 5, 2021 Vale to use unmanned equipment to help shut down two dams The equipment will be used to help shut down two upstream dams, the B3/B4 dam of the Mar Azul mine and the Sul Superior dam at the Gongo Soco mine.
July 2, 2021 Vale autonomous trucks have hauled 100Mt at Brucutu The amount of ore transported is equivalent to the weight of 35,000 major soccer stadiums like the famous Maracanã, in Rio de Janeiro.
July 2, 2021 Iron ore price down on China steel output curbs China will have to cut steel output by more than 50 million tonnes in the final six months of 2021 to meet its carbon emissions targets.
July 2, 2021 Vale restarts ship loader that caught fire at Ponta da Madeira port Company is commissioning its loading activities at ship loader 6 after 5 months of maintenance.
July 1, 2021 Brazil iron ore exports hit 9-month high in June June exports were up 12.2% compared with the same month last year.
June 30, 2021 Vale tests iron ore carrier that produces air bubbles to reduce emissions Vale's first ore carrier equipped with air lubrication system is scheduled to arrive in Brazilian waters in August.
June 30, 2021 Dalian iron ore price set for seventh straight quarterly gain China is pausing industrial activity to clear air pollution ahead of the Chinese Communist Party’s 100th anniversary celebration later this week.
June 30, 2021 Russell: Iron ore quality premium widens to record amid China demand, lower inventories The spread between low- and high-grade iron ore has blown out to the highest on record in dollar terms, suggesting Chinese steel mills are trying to maximise output by using…
June 29, 2021 Iron ore price down on easing steel demand in China Steel mills have been ordered to limit or suspend their operations to minimise smog during the Communist Party centenary celebration.
June 28, 2021 Steel going into Biden’s infrastructure plan reaches new record price Commodities from steel to iron ore to copper have gained strongly this year, partly on bets that massive U.S. government spending to rebuild infrastructure.
Iron ore logs annual gain in a dramatic recovery fuelled by steel exports Prices of the key steelmaking ingredient had come under pressure earlier this year on expectations of a supply glut and forecasts of faltering demand in China. December 31, 2025 | 09:27 am