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Iron-ore production set for further growth to 2030 – BMI
31st August 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Global iron-ore production growth will accelerate over 2026 to 2030, averaging 2.2% growth over that period, compared with 1.2% over the previous five years, with production expected to reach... 


ARM's Khumani iron-ore mine
Radiant World and its founder sued for $34m in Singapore
28th August 2026 By: Bloomberg

Radiant World Corp and its founder are being sued in Singapore’s High Court by a local trade-finance firm, which is registered as a creditor of Radiant World, adding to mounting legal pressure on... 


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Ferroalloys industry faces further rapid decline without intervention
28th August 2026 By: Halima Frost

Owing to low levels of competitiveness due to years of uncontrolled escalating power prices and lack of duties related to imported alloys and finished goods, which are both detrimental factors that... 


MinRes Pilbara hub
MinRes posts strongest full-year financials yet
27th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Australian iron-ore and lithium miner Mineral Resources (MinRes) has reported its strongest financial result in its 20-year ASX-listed history, with record underlying earnings before interest,... 


Vale's Mutaca mine, in Brazil
Brazil's Vale studies extracting rare earths, gold from mining waste
27th August 2026 By: Reuters

Brazilian miner Vale is studying the possibility of extracting rare earths, gold and other minerals from mining waste as part of its circular economy strategy, a Vale executive said on Wednesday.... 


British Steel plant
Chinese steelmaker Jingye warns UK government may deter more international investment with latest conduct
26th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Chinese steel producer Jingye Steel has once again implored the UK government to "face up to its obligations under international law, respect objective facts and provide adequate compensation for... 


Solar panels at a mine in South Africa
South African miners accelerate shift to renewable power to cut Eskom reliance
26th August 2026 By: Reuters

South Africa's mining firms are accelerating investment in renewable energy as they seek to diversify power sources, cut costs and meet decarbonisation targets, marking a shift after decades of... 


Samarco concentrator
Brazil miner Samarco eyes regaining second-largest iron-ore pellet exporter spot in 2028
26th August 2026 By: Reuters

Brazilian miner Samarco, a joint venture between Vale and BHP, expects to regain the position of world's second-largest exporter of iron-ore pellets starting in 2028, the firm's CEO Rodrigo Vilela... 


Fortescue iron-ore mine
Australian Indigenous group appeals Fortescue mining compensation ruling, seeks $1.3bn
26th August 2026 By: Reuters

Australia's Yindjibarndi Indigenous group said on Wednesday it had lodged an appeal with the federal court over the amount of compensation awarded against Fortescue for mining on their lands... 


Construction materials
Afrimat braces for tough interim results as external shocks weigh on diversified portfolio
25th August 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

Diversified mining and construction materials group Afrimat says its performance for the six months to June 30 will reflect the pressure it has been under as a combination of weaker commodity... 


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Fortescue suspends executive over sexual harassment allegations
25th August 2026 By: Bloomberg

Australian miner Fortescue has suspended an executive over sexual harassment allegations, and engaged law firm MinterEllison to conduct an independent investigation into the matter. The incident... 


Steel production
Tsingshan may triple output at its Zimbabwe steel plant
25th August 2026 By: Bloomberg

Tsingshan Holding Group is considering as much as tripling output at a Zimbabwe steel plant it started in 2024, an expansion that could add to pressure on South Africa’s struggling steel industry... 


Port Hedland
Port Hedland unions place wage deal counterproposal to BHP ahead of September 8 talks
25th August 2026 By: Reuters

The Combined BHP Ports Unions has placed a counterproposal on a wage deal for workers at its Port Hedland operations in Western Australia ahead of their next meeting on September 8, it said on... 


Paul Dunne, Mzila Mthenjane, Shamini Harrington, Richard Stewart.
Minerals Council hails launch of partnership to unlock growth, jobs, confidence
21st August 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Minerals Council South Africa has responded exceedingly positively to the launch by President Cyril Ramaphosa of the third phase of South Africa’s Government-Business Partnership for Growth and... 


ARM's Khumani iron-ore mine
Higher PGM prices, rand strength give ARM's headline earnings a boost
21st August 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diversified miner African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) expects to report a 12% to 22% year-on-year increase in headline earnings to between R3.02-billion and R3.29-billion for the financial year ended... 


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China July iron-ore imports slide from June as thinning steel margins curb appetite
21st August 2026 By: Reuters

China's iron-ore imports in July slipped by 4% from the prior month, as some domestic steelmakers began equipment maintenance amid shrinking steel margins, curbing appetite for the key steelmaking... 


Iron-ore stockpile
Radiant World lays off staff as lenders back away, Singapore police investigates
20th August 2026 By: Reuters

Iron-ore trader Radiant World has laid off some operations staff as banks and counterparties retreat, cutting off the credit the Singapore-based firm needs to fund its trades, according to two... 


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Fortescue, Queensland gov reach truce over scrapped electrolyser facility dispute
20th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The State of Queensland, Minister for Economic Development Queensland and iron-ore major Fortescue have reached a confidential settlement to resolve their dispute over the former state government’s... 


Iron-ore piles
Singapore authorities begin looking into trader Radiant World
20th August 2026 By: Bloomberg

Singapore’s police force has begun looking into Radiant World after receiving reports on the iron-ore trader, a spokesperson said on Thursday. A Radiant World spokesperson was not immediately... 


Fortescue iron-ore mine site and truck
Fortescue sees power sales from Pilbara green grid when demand emerges, declares lower dividend
20th August 2026 By: Reuters

Fortescue's green grid investment in Australia's northwest is set to provide surplus energy that it can sell to data centres as commercial demand develops, although it has yet to ink any supply... 


Iron-ore mining landscape
Fortescue hires law firm to investigate sexual harassment allegations against senior executive
20th August 2026 By: Reuters

A senior executive under investigation for sexual harassment and bullying is still working at Fortescue while an inquiry is underway, the company's energy chief Gus Pichot said on Thursday.... 


Iron ore
BMI revises iron-ore price forecast downward to reflect weak global market activity, demand
19th August 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

BMI, a Fitch Solutions company, is revising down its iron-ore forecast to an average of $99/t from $101/t previously, noting that strong downside risks remain as weak mainland Chinese activity... 


Molten copper
Greater regulatory scrutiny no bar to mining mergers, bosses say
19th August 2026 By: Reuters

Mining bosses say that regulatory scrutiny of major mergers is increasing as governments pay closer attention to critical minerals and security of supply in the face of a volatile geopolitical... 


First hot metal at Fortescue's Green Metal project
Fortescue produces first hot metal towards green iron production in Australia
19th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Iron-ore major Fortescue has produced first hot metal at its Green Metal project at Christmas Creek, marking the first successful operation of its electric smelting process and a major step towards... 


Hertha Metals plant in Texas
US-based Hertha achieves magnet-quality iron purity ahead of commercial plant build
18th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The developer of the world's first single-step process for producing steel and high-purity iron at lower cost, Hertha Metals, has successfully achieved iron production at 99.95% (3N5) purity, which... 


BHP CEO Brandon Craig
BHP profit tops estimates as copper powers growth, to pay highest dividend in 4 years
18th August 2026 By: Reuters

BHP Group reported better-than-expected full-year earnings and declared its highest annual dividend in four years, boosted by record copper prices that cemented the metal's lead over iron-ore as... 


Port Hedland
BHP, Port Hedland unions fail to reach wage deal; talks to resume on August 25
18th August 2026 By: Reuters

The Combined BHP Ports Unions said on Tuesday that it had failed to reach an agreement with BHP on a wage deal for workers at its Port Hedland operations in Western Australia, with the two sides... 


BlueScope steel smelting
Australia's BlueScope posts profit beat, sees earnings above expectations
17th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Australia's biggest steelmaker BlueScope said on Monday it more than doubled its annual profit, driven by higher US steel spreads and a stronger performance at its Southeast Asian operations, and... 


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Fortescue's Super Special Fines iron-ore stocks at China ports at five-week high, traders' data shows
14th August 2026 By: Reuters

Stocks of Fortescue's Super Special Fines, a type of lower-grade iron-ore, held at Chinese ports have surged to a five-week high following a ban from Beijing on the brand, according to calculations... 


Iron-ore mining
China's CMRG asks some traders to buy iron-ore on its platform, sources say
14th August 2026 By: Reuters

China's State-run iron ore buyer has asked some domestic traders to buy cargoes on its own trading platform, sources said, in a move to reinforce its control over trading and pricing of the key... 


Kumba Iron Ore's Sishen mine
Anglo strikes year-long iron-ore deal with China’s State buyer
14th August 2026 By: Bloomberg

Anglo American has struck a yearlong supply deal with China’s State-backed iron-ore buyer, joining BHP Group among miners that have finalised an agreement with the group. South African producer... 


Mining production decreased by 4% y/y in June
Mining production decreased by 4% y/y in June
13th August 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reports that mining production decreased by 4% year-on-year in June, with the largest negative contributor being platinum group metals (PGMs), which recorded a... 


Conceição II Model Plant in Itabira
Vale, ABB partner to roll out more AI, automation solutions across group's mine sites
12th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Brazilian miner Vale has entered into a strategic alliance with Swiss electrification and automation technology company ABB to expand the use of automation and AI technologies for improved safety,... 


Iron-ore rock
India's iron-ore approach for ambitious steelmaking strategy can shape global demand, decarbonisation, IEEFA warns
12th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

US-based think tank Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) outlines in its latest report 'India's looming iron-ore challenge' how the country may not have enough access to... 


Iron-ore in rail wagons
Claims against Radiant World assets have doubled since 2025, filings show
12th August 2026 By: Reuters

One of the world's largest iron-ore traders, Radiant World, has 21 creditors with registered claims over its assets, more than double the number before the start of 2025, according to registered... 


Iron-ore pile
Glencore's exposure to Radiant World more than $500m, sources say
11th August 2026 By: Reuters

Glencore's exposure to Radiant World, a company with which the London-listed miner and trader has stopped doing new business, amounts to more than half-a-billion dollars, two sources familiar with... 


Iron-ore pile
China July iron-ore imports slide from June as thinning steel margins curb appetite
7th August 2026 By: Reuters

China's iron-ore imports in July slipped by 4% from the prior month, as some domestic steelmakers began equipment maintenance amid shrinking steel margins, curbing appetite for the key steelmaking... 


An iron-ore stockpile
Deutsche freezes Radiant World funds as miners move to cut ties
6th August 2026 By: Bloomberg

Radiant World is under growing pressure after two of its key banks froze its funds and major miners moved to cut ties with the iron ore trading house. Deutsche Bank and KBC Group have frozen some... 


Iron-ore lump
Coal India enters iron ore mining after Odisha block win
6th August 2026 By: Reuters

Coal India has won the Gadadharpur iron-ore block in the eastern state of Odisha through a competitive auction, the State's director of mines and geology, Rohit Kumar Lenka, said on Thursday. The... 


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