March 30, 2021 Top iron ore producer forecasts 50% fall in price Australia’s chief economist expects iron ore to trade nearly $100/tonne below today’s price by end of next year and no return to triple digits.
March 30, 2021 Chinese consortium signs MOU on Algeria iron project The project will be carried out at Gara Djebilet iron mine, in the southern province of Tindouf.
March 30, 2021 Resource-rich Australia shows vagaries of any commodity supercycle: Russell For those seeking evidence of a new commodity supercycle, and for the sceptics of a sustained boom in natural resources, Australia’s government forecaster has it covered.
March 30, 2021 Indonesia says Fortescue, China’s Tsingshan in talks for Borneo investment Country to build a new industrial estate for metal smelting near a planned hydropower plant on Borneo island.
March 29, 2021 Rio Tinto faces backlash over former CEO’s exit package Company is bracing for an investor revolt after handing $9.9 million to its former CEO Jean-Sebastien Jacques, who was ousted over the destruction of sacred Aboriginal caves.
March 29, 2021 Iron ore prices jump on strong industrial activity in China China's industrial profit surged 179% in the first two months from the year-ago period.
March 29, 2021 Australia sees record $104bn of iron ore exports this financial year The country’s most valuable economic export is expected to earn more than A$100 billion per year for the next half-decade.
March 29, 2021 Australian Aboriginal group opposes billionaire miner’s plan to build dams Australia is considering new legislation to protect Aboriginal heritage after Rio destroyed the 46,000-year-old sites in Western Australia.
March 29, 2021 Proposed spin-off of Nornickel copper mine may ease dividend talks Nornickel said last week that the spin-off of the Bystrinsky mine near the Russia-China border would happen within two years subject to regulatory and other approvals.
March 28, 2021 German steelworkers reach pay deal with union Workers will receive lump-sum payments of 250 euros each on December 28 this year and February 28, 2022.
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
