January 17, 2012 Commodities face twin macro risks in Europe, China, Morgan Stanley says Commodity markets face the “twin macro risks” of a European recession and a hard landing in China this year, according to Morgan Stanley.
January 17, 2012 Fortescue smashes shipped ore record Miner Fortescue Metals shipped a record 14.77 million tonnes of iron ore in the December quarter.
January 17, 2012 Record breaking tunnel will open up access for iron ore to new port in Brazil The Porto Sudeste tunnel project in Brazil features a 20.5 m wide tunnel and will accommodate four conveyor lines to become one of the widest tunnels of its type globally.
January 16, 2012 Iron ore expected to fall in 2012 but majors keep cranking it out The market for iron ore is likely to soften this year but industry leaders Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton are not pulling in production, betting that the slowdown in steelmaking…
January 16, 2012 Alderon announces closing of $40 million strategic investment Alderon Iron Ore Corp. (TSX:ADV)(OTCQX:ALDFF) ("Alderon") is pleased to announce that it has closed a C$40 million strategic investment from Liberty Metals & Mining Holdings, LLC ("LMM"), a subsidiary of…
January 16, 2012 China launches first physical iron ore trading platform The country hopes the new platform will help strengthen its pricing power and wrest control from Vale, BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, which between them control three quarters of global…
January 15, 2012 Vale’s 350,000 Ton Cargo of Iron Ore to Be Auctioned to the Highest Bidder Brazilian iron ore producer Vale SA (VALE) will likely wait until the end of the Lunar New Year to sell a massive cargo of iron ore that was delivered into…
January 14, 2012 China’s largest steel company 2011 profits dive 43% Baoshan Iron & Steel Co Ltd, China's biggest listed steelmaker, said on Saturday its 2011 net profit fell 43.4 percent to 7.3 billion yuan ($1.2 billion).
January 13, 2012 Prospecting in Queensland just got much more expensive The Australian reports the Queensland government is going after speculative prospecting by what the state treasurer termed two-dollar shell mining companies, slapping the industry with $375 million in additional fees.…
January 13, 2012 Gold, iron ore found at Sandawana The Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation has discovered gold and massive iron ore deposits at its emerald and tantalite Sandawana Mine in Mberengwa District.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
