December 30, 2020 Iron ore price drops on China’s appeal to cut steel output Benchmark iron ore futures in China fell nearly 6% on Wednesday, after the country urged the steel industry to produce less crude steel next year.
December 30, 2020 Samarco expects to reach pre-2015 production by 2029 Company estimates that only in 9 years it should reach a production scale between 22-24 million tonnes of iron ore per year, the same level as before the failure of…
December 29, 2020 Brazil, Australia iron ore shipments set 2020 record The total volume dispatched to global destinations from Australia and Brazil was 29.7 million tonnes from December 21-27.
December 29, 2020 Top five China commodities to eye for growth in 2021 A China-led economic recovery should boost demand for copper, iron ore and gold in 2021 after covid-19 roiled global markets in 2020.
December 24, 2020 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Canada rejects Shandong Gold’s bid to buy TMAC; Operations restart at Samarco; MMG declares force majeure on contracts after protests in Peru
December 24, 2020 Steelmakers set to lead India metals to best quarter in decade Shares of the country’s oldest steel mill have climbed more than 70% since Oct. 1, clocking its best performance in more than 11 years.
December 24, 2020 Rio Tinto, indigenous land owners begin rebuilding ties after cave blast A joint session of the traditional owners of the land and the company boards had been held to reaffirm the miner's apology.
December 23, 2020 Operations restart at Samarco Iron ore pellets production started Wednesday, with 7-8 million tonnes expected annually.
December 22, 2020 Iron ore price frenzy grips China’s mammoth steel sector Prices for iron ore have more than doubled in 2020, putting the steelmaking raw material on track to be the top-performing major commodity for a second straight year.
December 21, 2020 Sundance seeks $8.8bn in damages over canceled Congo iron ore project The Congolese government revoked its permit for the Nabeba project.
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