December 31, 2018 Commodities cap another dismal year as ’19 offers tough test Raw materials have lost ground amid a flurry of signs the pace of expansion will slow next year.
December 28, 2018 India in talks with US over steel tariff exemption – govt official "We need to look after the interests of the domestic steel industry"
December 28, 2018 Board of Brazil’s Vale gives CEO Schvartsman another term Schvartsman, appointed CEO in March 2017 to replace Murilo Ferreira, had been set to end his term in May.
December 27, 2018 Rio Tinto says no job cuts in 2019 due to driverless train project The $940 million rail project, AutoHaul, is focused on driverless train movement to transport ore and has been in development since 2012.
December 27, 2018 Human activity creates 208 new mineral species Study shows mining has sparked "unparalleled inorganic compound diversification" like rabbittite at Lucky Strike, Utah and a handful found on smelter walls
December 26, 2018 Dalian coke futures end at 3-week low on demand concerns Chinese iron ore and rebar contracts, however, edged up on hopes that steel demand will pick up.
December 24, 2018 China’s Minmetals to buy 2.04m tonnes iron ore from Rio Tinto in 2019 Minmetals will purchase Pilbara Blend lump ore that will delivered through 12 cargoes and priced at around $144.94 million.
December 24, 2018 Mining M&A jumps to five-year high 1,349 announced mining deals valued at $86B through December 18, up 60% from 2017.
December 24, 2018 Rio Tinto plans to list Canadian iron ore unit in early 2019 Rio Tinto, the world's second-biggest listed miner, is targeting a valuation of about $4 billion sources tell Reuters.
December 21, 2018 Eight months and millions later, Anglo American restarts Minas Rio mine The massive iron ore mine was expected to produce 16 million tonnes this year, but that will now generate just 3 million tonnes of the steelmaking material.
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