October 11, 2018 Australia’s Fortescue announces $353m share buyback program The program will begin after the iron ore miner releases its quarterly report on Oct. 25 and will remain in place for a period of up to 12 months.
October 10, 2018 Logistics woes drive Indian mills to buy iron ore overseas Steel mills in India are increasingly tapping the global market for iron ore as they find it difficult to transport the key raw material from local mines
October 10, 2018 Australia’s Port Hedland iron ore shipments to China rise 5% in Sept Iron ore shipments to China from Australia's Port Hedland terminal rose 5.3 percent in September.
October 9, 2018 Proxy adviser PIRC tells shareholders to oppose BHP Billiton’s remuneration report PIRC has recommended that BHP Billiton shareholders oppose the mining company's remuneration report at its AGM on Oct. 17
October 9, 2018 Dalian iron ore hits nearly 3-week high on restocking outlook Steel mills have restocking demand after holiday break - analysts.
October 9, 2018 U.S. grants most of Voestalpine’s requests for exemptions to steel tariffs The United States has granted more than half of the exemptions to its steel import tariffs that Austrian steelmaker Voestalpine and its customers applied for.
October 3, 2018 EU extends duties on steel pipes from Russia, Ukraine The European Commission has extended duties on imported steel and iron pipes and tubes from Russia and Ukraine for another five years.
October 3, 2018 BHP and Vale reach final settlement in Brazil over dam failure The definitive agreement comes almost three years after the incident, which killed 19 people and became the country’s worst ever environmental disaster.
October 2, 2018 Mexican steel industry urges fix to U.S. tariff dispute Mexico's top steel industry association on Tuesday urged the country's government to resolve an ongoing tariff dispute with the Trump administration before a new trilateral trade deal is signed.
October 2, 2018 South Africa’s mining industry growth hindered by precious metals performance — PwC Yet, capital expenditure for the sector recovered from the lowest levels in ten years to reflect a 19% increase.
Copper price nears $13,000 on tariffs woes, supply strain Mine outages, tariff risks and tight supply push copper toward a milestone despite weakening Chinese demand. December 29, 2025 | 05:51 am
