July 23, 2011 Belarus increases metallurgical production by 15pct in H1 2011 According to data released by the National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus, in the first half of the current year Belarus increased metallurgical production by 15.2%YoY. In particular,…
July 23, 2011 Russia ferrous product exports decline in Jan to May According to the data for the first five months of the current year from the Federal Customs Service, Russia ferrous product exports decreased by 16%YoY to 13.950 million tonnes worth…
July 22, 2011 Mining Weekly: First metallic iron from Palabora pilot project June 2012 Work is expected to begin in September on a pilot plant that will convert stockpiled magnetite fines into metallic iron at Palabora Mining from the end of June next year.…
July 22, 2011 POSCO warns of slow steel demand, high costs in H2 Employees of POSCO walk near a sculpture with POSCO's logo at the company's headquarters in Seoul July 22, 2011. POSCO, the world's No. 3 steelmaker, met market expectations with a…
July 22, 2011 SSAB sees growing demand for niche steel products Swedish steelmaker SSAB (SSABa.ST: Quote) beat second-quarter earnings forecasts, helped by demand for its specialist products in the United States and Europe, and said the recovery had further to run.
July 22, 2011 India steel output at 35.6MT in Jan-June, 1/10th of China According to the World Steel Association (WSA), production of steel in China during the January-June period of the current year stood at 350.543 MT, almost half of world output during…
July 22, 2011 Canadian Orebodies commences drilling on potential large tonnage Haig Inlet Iron Ore Project Canadian Orebodies Inc. (TSX VENTURE:CO) ("Orebodies") has started drilling on its Haig Inlet Iron Ore Project, located on the Belcher Islands, Nunavut, Canada.
July 21, 2011 The world is entering a new age of iron Two reports out on Thursday suggest that iron ore is far from being merely a relic of the industrial revolution and still plays a central role in the world economy…
July 21, 2011 Commodities rise after Greek plan details emerge Financial markets — including commodities — surged after details from the highly-anticipated EU Summit were released. Germany's demand that private investors be a part of any Greek bailout, which will…
July 21, 2011 BHP Billiton production results in line with expectations – analysts City broker UBS says global mining firm BHP Billiton's (LON:BLT) June production figures were slightly better than expected and gives the stock an unchanged 12 month rating of a 'buy'…
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
