September 4, 2024 Trafigura strikes $400 million cash-for-iron ore deal With MinRes For Trafigura, the deal represents the latest step in a push into iron ore trading.
September 4, 2024 Iron ore price tumbles toward $90 on weak Chinese steel outlook The most actively traded January iron ore contract on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange hit its lowest level since August 2023.
September 4, 2024 US Steel warns Nippon deal failure would put thousands of jobs at risk Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday said she wants US Steel to remain "American owned and operated."
September 3, 2024 Column: Fading China optimism hits iron ore prices, but not yet volumes The property sector has so far failed to respond to a series of stimulus measures from Beijing, and remains a drag on the overall economy.
September 3, 2024 Harris says US Steel should remain American owned "It is vital for our nation to maintain strong American steel companies,” Harris said during a Labor Day event in Pittsburgh.
September 3, 2024 Xi wants bigger returns, fewer headaches from African debt deals From Angola to Djibouti, for over a decade, China poured more than $120 billion of government-backed loans through its Belt and Road Initiative.
September 2, 2024 Iron ore price tumbles back below $100 as China property woes deepen The steel-making material rose almost 10% over the past two weeks on tentative signs that the worst of China’s summer steel rout might be over.
September 1, 2024 China’s bulging commodity stockpiles show depth of economic woes The government’s growth target for the year looks increasingly out of reach, an unwelcome development for the drillers and miners.
August 29, 2024 Mineral Resources tightens belt after lithium, iron ore prices fall Shares in heavily indebted Australian miner slump, but CEO Chris Ellison isn’t panicking.
August 29, 2024 Kumba to invest further $428 million in iron ore processing plant upgrade The new technology is expected to increase the volume of premium iron ore to about 55% of its flagship Sishen mine’s production.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
