May 5, 2021 Iron ore to displace soybeans as Brazil’s main export earner Brazil's iron ore export revenues are set to surge 60% this year.
May 4, 2021 Vale raises number of independent board members to eight The group includes the former chief executive officer of state-controlled oil company Petrobras, Roberto Castello Branco.
May 3, 2021 Russell: China seeks to cool red-hot steel sector, and aims at Australia Beijing and Canberra have been at loggerheads for more than a year over a variety of political issues, but the fallout has been concentrated in trade.
May 1, 2021 Record metals prices catapult mining profits beyond big oil The mining windfall is the latest sign of a boom in iron ore, copper and other metals that’s sending an inflationary wave through the global economy.
April 30, 2021 Vale unit fined over alleged Brazilian environmental irregularities Companhia Portuária Baía de Sepetiba, Vale's port subsidiary, was fined $430,348 after an inspection.
April 29, 2021 Champion Iron reports record Bloom Lake production During Q1, Champion was able to increase throughput by 7% to 5.2 million tonnes of ore
April 28, 2021 Fortescue third-quarter shipments flat as weather issues weigh The world's fourth-largest iron ore miner said it shipped 42.3 million tonnes of the steelmaking ingredient in the three months to March 31.
April 28, 2021 Interview – Tom Butler, former ICMM CEO: Holistic approach needed to minimize risk at tailings dams The next big piece of work on tailings is the implementation guidance, said former International Council on Mining and Metals chief executive.
April 28, 2021 Interview – Adam Matthews, Church of England Pensions Board: “In five years you will see a very different landscape in tailings management” The Global Tailings Review (GTR) released last year the first-ever Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management, aimed at strengthening current best practices around tailings dams in the mining sector.
April 28, 2021 Interview – CEMI CEO Doug Morrison: “The delay in getting approval for mining projects is almost all related to environmental impact” Company is looking for useful ways to use the benign tail that is left behind.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am