December 28, 2011 W. Australia looks to China for iron ore project Western Australia invited China to invest in a A$5.94 billion (US$6 billion) port and rail project that aims to open up a new iron ore province in the state's Mid…
December 27, 2011 Japan Q1 crude steel demand seen at near 2-yr low Japanese demand for crude steel is expected to fall 6.2 percent from a year earlier to an almost two-year low of 26 million tonnes in the January-March quarter, as a…
December 27, 2011 Christmas light recyclers learn their tricks from miners The Atlantic profiles Christmas light recyclers, a job that moved to China when the environmental restrictions in the U.S. became too onerous.
December 26, 2011 FeOre aims for first rail haulage of Mongolian iron ore within two years FeOre, a Mongolia focused iron ore explorer, has been admitted to the ASX following a successful initial public offer of up to AUD 140 million shares at AUD 0.25 to…
December 26, 2011 Iron ore may rise to $150 if China eases credit rules Umetal.com forecast based on Chinese demand New York: Iron ore may rise to $150 (Dh551) a metric tonne by March on expectations China's central bank will ease credit conditions and…
December 25, 2011 Ukraine to produce 36 million tonnes of steel in 2012 The Ukrainian parliament has forecast 3.8% growth in domestic pig iron production in 2012 compared to the expected results for 2011, increasing to 30 million tonnes. Production of steel is…
December 25, 2011 Chinese November stainless flat product exports up by 19pct YoY According to data released by Chinese customs, China's exports of stainless steel flat products totaled 119,372 tonnes in November 2011, surged by 19% MoM in comparison of 100,029 tons in…
December 23, 2011 Australia’s iron ore miner Fortescue inks deal with aborigines Australian iron ore mining company Fortescue Metals Group announced on Friday it had signed a land access agreement with the Njamal People for the North Star project in the Pilbara…
December 22, 2011 Vetorial stays in pig iron despite ambitious iron ore venture Brazil’s Vetorial Participações will keep its merchant pig iron business despite moving into a 7.6 billion Reais ($4 billion), 20 million-tpy iron ore joint venture called Vetria Mineração.
December 22, 2011 Kobe Steel enlisted to help India upgrade $400m iron ore nuggets plant The government-owned Steel Authority of India (SAIL) has commissioned Japan’s Kobe Steel to upgrade its manufacturing facilities and set up a new $400 million iron ore nuggets plant in Durgapur,…
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
