November 8, 2018 BHP to meet iron ore commitments despite train derailment – CEO The miner suspended its rail operations after the incident that wrecked track and left a locomotive and wagons upturned nearly 120 km south of Port Hedland.
November 7, 2018 BHP says Port Hedland iron ore reserves not expected to cover derailment disruption The global miner expects to have partial rail operations back up and running in about one week.
November 7, 2018 Anglo finds returns outweigh risks as it renews Africa focus The storied miner is going where larger rivals fear to tread, returning to its African roots to tap mineral assets with compelling returns.
November 6, 2018 Workers to end strike at Shougang iron ore mine in Peru – union Workers at Chinese company Shougang Group's iron ore mine in Peru will return to work on Wednesday.
November 6, 2018 China Minmetals signs 20m tonnes iron ore purchase agreement with Brazil’s Vale The state-owned metals and mineral trading firm also signed a 2,400 tonne nickel briquette purchase agreement with Japan's Sumitomo Corp.
November 6, 2018 Australia’s Port Hedland iron ore shipments to China fall 12% in October The October figure was also down 7 percent from the same month a year earlier, according to port figures.
November 6, 2018 China’s industrial heartland Shandong to overhaul energy intensive industries As part of a new plan to overhaul energy intensive industries, Shandong province is planning to consolidate dozens of small refineries and build mega-petrochemical complexes.
November 6, 2018 European automakers BMW, Volvo to trial new LME steel contracts Industry sources say automaker interest bodes well for the contracts, but new contracts usually take years to gain traction and a lack of interest from steelmakers could slow the process.
November 5, 2018 BHP suspends Western Australia rail operations after runaway train incident BHP suspended all its iron ore rail operations on Monday after a train ran away at high speed for nearly 100 kilometres before being forcibly derailed.
November 4, 2018 Vale and Emirates Steel sign major deal Emirates Steel requires inputs of around 6 million tonnes of iron ore pellets per year.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
