January 8, 2021 Beny Steinmetz’s bribery trial to begin Monday The owner of BSG Resources is accused of paying the wife of Guinea’s deceased former president to secure the concession rights to the Simandou iron ore project.
January 7, 2021 Copper, iron ore price rally adds $250bn to top 50 mining companies The world’s 50 most valuable mining companies jumps to a new record high of $1.3 trillion by year’s end.
January 7, 2021 EU imposes duties on some Turkish iron, steel imports The duties will range from 4.8% to 7.6% and are based on an ongoing investigation into dumping.
January 6, 2021 Brazil state eyes $5.3bn Vale deal after dam burst State and Vale officials will meet on Thursday, when it is expected talks on compensation will begin.
January 6, 2021 Steelmakers, Caterpillar jump on bigger stimulus hopes American steelmakers and machinery producers surged on speculation that Democrats will take control of Congress.
January 5, 2021 China on recovery drive, but risk generator in metals markets – report Fitch expects Chinese mining operations to continue in full gear since the ramp-up in H220.
January 4, 2021 Iron ore price leaps into 2021 Iron ore opens new year with a bang as Chinese crude steel output set top one billion tonnes for the first time.
January 3, 2021 MINING.COM’s top science & technology stories of 2020 From a nano-diamond battery that lasts for 28,000 years to advances into mining the Moon.
December 31, 2020 MINING.COM’s most popular stories of 2020 Even setting aside the disruptions and uncertainty created by the pandemic, 2020 was a tumultuous year on mining and metals markets.
December 31, 2020 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week First gold poured at Canada’s newest gold mine; Turkish farmers eye $3 billion profit from gold find; Iron ore outperformed all commodities in 2020
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
