October 21, 2019

Mitsubishi sells Australian iron ore, rail project to Sinosteel

The project was once considered Australia's next big prospect for iron ore riches outside of the Pilbara.

October 20, 2019

Copper, iron, bauxite facing major ESG challenges

Experts say such challenges have the potential to significantly impact the global supply of metals.

October 18, 2019

China iron ore suffers biggest weekly drop in over 2 months

China's third-quarter economic growth slowed to its weakest pace in almost three decades as the bruising US trade war hit factory production

October 18, 2019

African lender eyes unloved neighborhoods in mining drive

African Finance Corp. will invest in countries disregarded by other companies as part of a plan to double its exposure to the mining industry.

October 18, 2019

Australia backs solar farm for two Fortescue iron ore mines

Fortescue said the project would cut carbon emissions by about 40% at its Christmas Creek and Cloudbreak mines.

October 16, 2019

Fortescue, SMB head to head in race for Simandou’s northern blocks

Regardless of the amount offered, Guinea is likely to choose the company that can commit to build a 650km trans-Guinean railway, experts say.

October 15, 2019

China iron ore hits over 2-week low as Vale ramps up output

Vale, the world's top iron ore exporter and China's major source of high-grade material, on Monday reported a 35.4% quarter-on-quarter jump in output.

October 14, 2019

Vale’s Q3 iron ore output falls 17.4% year-on-year following Brazil dam break

Quarterly sales of the key raw material fell 11.8% from a year ago to 74.039 million tonnes.

October 11, 2019

Guinea’s Nimba iron ore project gets green light to export via Liberia

The logistics of transporting tonnes of raw materials to port from mining sites in remote parts of Guinea has been a major hurdle for prospective developers of the country's vast…

October 11, 2019

Rio Tinto signs its first Renminbi portside trading contract

Portside sales of Rio Tinto's products at Chinese ports are currently sold via traders.