August 20, 2024 BHP’s quick strike fix sets tone for labor talks amid copper rally Analysts say BHP's quick fix to a recent six-day strike at its huge Escondida copper mine in Chile could set the tone for upcoming negotiations elsewhere.
August 19, 2024 Metso denies rumours of planned merger with Sandvik Any potential merger or collaboration would mean a game-changer for the sector.
August 18, 2024 World’s biggest steel producer warns of ‘severe’ industry crisis Conditions in China’s steel sector are like a “harsh winter” that will be “longer, colder and more difficult to endure than we expected,” Baowu Steel's chairman said.
August 16, 2024 Fortescue, Fabrum commission Australia’s largest liquid hydrogen plant on mine site The plant can produce approximately 350 kg of liquid hydrogen per day and has about 600 kg of storage.
August 15, 2024 Iron ore price hits over 14-month low on weak China property data Property investment in China fell 10.2% in the first seven months from a year earlier.
August 14, 2024 UK provides $17.3 million to protect Tata Steel’s Port Talbot workers Workers suspended a planned all-out strike after Britain's biggest steel producer warned that it would bring forward the planned closure of its two blast furnaces at Port Talbot if walkouts…
August 14, 2024 Iron ore price hits over 1-year low on bleak China credit data China's bank lending tumbled more than expected in July, hitting the lowest in nearly 15 years.
August 14, 2024 China’s XCMG signs deal with Simfer for Simandou iron ore project China's leading construction machinery manufacturer will provide $112m in core mining equipment.
August 12, 2024 A $91 billion trade means mining in one of the world’s hottest places Heatwaves during Australia's most recent summer set new extremes across the Pilbara region, roughly the size of Spain.
August 12, 2024 Column: Iron ore outlook dims as China inventories, steel output fade Recent price moves and data on China's steel sector, which accounts for just over half of global output, have been bearish.
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