December 22, 2016 Iron ore price hits three-week low But forward curve currently pricing 2017 at around $70 per tonne – around 25% higher than 2016’s year to date average.
December 22, 2016 CHART: China’s economy growing fastest since 2013 Turnaround in GDP expansion in world's top commodity consumer over the past few months "almost as sharp as in 2009" says new study.
December 21, 2016 Without China global mining would be smaller than in 2000 TABLE: China's copper demand grew 11-fold in 15 years – the rest of the world shrunk. Sans China, the nickel market would've barely broken a million tonnes.
December 21, 2016 The world’s mineral industry meets at PDAC 2017 “ Canada is looked to as a leader in mineral exploration and development,”
December 21, 2016 Idled Canadian iron ore mine charged with $30K fine over pollution Mining company will be added to the country’s Environmental Offenders Registry.
December 20, 2016 Could technology prevent another Samarco? EnviroSuite says using best practice technology is a critical step in mitigating environmental and associated corporate risks, and in reducing the demands of crisis management that follow incidents with major…
December 19, 2016 BSGR boss Beny Steinmetz arrested in Israel over Guinea bribery case The billionaire and other Israeli businessmen are suspected of paying tens of millions of dollars to senior state officials to secure a licence for Simandou, local police said.
December 18, 2016 Revolution-era New York mine could produce hydro power Electricity produced from the turbines would feed into current solar and wind producers, who lack a source of uninterrupted power,
December 18, 2016 Vale opens largest iron ore mine in its history Commercial production starts in January, with a ramp-up to 90 million tonnes per annum by 2020
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
