October 16, 2014 Ebola strikes down West African iron ore company Bankrupt London Mining's Marampa mine in Sierra Leone hit by iron ore price falls, slow ramp up and viral outbreak.
October 16, 2014 Iron ore price crushed again Those calling a market bottom after Monday's surge and Chinese import gains may have been premature.
October 16, 2014 Brazil’s iron ore giant MMX seeks bankruptcy protection Ex-billionaire Eike Batista’s main mining unit became the third of his companies to file for bankruptcy protection in a year.
October 16, 2014 BHP bows to pressure, to list spinoff in London The mining giant has made a sharp U-turn on its initial decision to snub a London listing for its $17 billion spinoff.
October 15, 2014 BlackRock blames Ebola for London Mining mess And the rapid fall in the iron ore price, the Sierra Leone miner's dispute with Glencore and the slow rampup. But especially Ebola.
October 15, 2014 China’s inland mills could be in market for 300mt seaborne iron ore New research shows inland Chinese steel mills pay a 35% premium over seaborne benchmark with 210mt of steel capacity potentially looking for alternatives.
October 15, 2014 Mick Davis has now almost $5 billion to build new mining empire The former Xstrata boss' new venture, X2 Resources, is "currently reviewing a number of opportunities in the metals and mining sector."
October 15, 2014 Australia, Brazil to control 90% of global iron ore trade by 2020 Despite iron ore prices touching rock bottom, the top three producers have no plans to slowdown production. Quite the contrary.
October 14, 2014 South Africa considers declaring certain minerals as strategic Under the bill, such minerals "will be sold for production costs excluding transportation. That is the mine-gate price.
October 12, 2014 JSW Steel close to acquiring London Mining JSW Steel has almost clinched a deal that would see India's third-largest steel company acquire embattled London Mining (LON:LOND), sources close to the negotiations revealed on Friday.
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
