August 10, 2018 Several people hurt in blast at Brazil steelmaker Usiminas’ plant Brazilian steelmaker Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais said said none of the injuries were severe.
August 10, 2018 Trump escalates feud with Turkey, imposing higher metals tariffs Trump's move sendsReut Turkey's lira currency deeper into tailspin
August 9, 2018 Rio Tinto considers float of Canadian iron ore business Rio Tinto, the world's second largest listed mining company, is exploring a public listing of its Iron Ore Company of Canada business.
August 8, 2018 Indian miner sues Uruguay for $3.5 billion Zamin Ferrous alleges that the passing of a new mining law turned out to be a major change in the game rules in the South American country.
August 8, 2018 BHP says Brazilian court approves settlement for Samarco Samarco, a joint venture of Vale SA and BHP Billiton, expects to obtain next year all licenses needed to resume operations.
August 8, 2018 Shanghai rebar dips from 6-yr high; tradespat escalates Rebar open interest falls to lowest in 4 months.
August 7, 2018 Wages, activity pick up in Australia’s iron ore heartland New spending by some of the world's largest iron ore miners is tightening the market for jobs and support services in Australia's biggest mining region.
August 5, 2018 China’s Shandong province cuts steel and coal capacity in environment plan Shandong's Environmental Protection Bureau said it would cut pig iron production capacity by 600,000 tonnes and crude steel by 3.55 million tonnes by the end of this year.
August 3, 2018 Brazil mining exports to rise 2.5 pct in 2018 -Ibram By value, mineral exports are expected to increase to $30 billion from $28.37 billion last year.
August 2, 2018 US Steel tumbles as investors seek more from tariff windfall U.S. Steel Corp. fell the most among peers as a mixed bag of quarterly results left investors wondering if they would see any real benefit from trade policies that have…
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