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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...
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...
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...
Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses the new South African smelting technology that uses 70% less electricity; Bokoni and Nkomati being poised to unlock significant long-term value for...
Despite South African mining ending up tenth in a ten-country global benchmarking exercise, two-thirds of the respondents who participated in a survey appear to be more intent on just doing the...
As mining remains the “backbone of South Africa’s economy”, due care must be exercised when implementing legislative interventions to minimise damage to investor sentiment and avoid curtailing the...
China's State-owned iron-ore buyer has directed some steel mills to halt negotiations with Rio Tinto for shipments from September, two sources said, escalating pressure on the world's top iron-ore...
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Supply pressure stemming from the depletion of iron-ore mines built earlier this century, such as those in Australia, is set to underpin the iron-ore market and prices over the coming decade, a Rio...
The results of a study on the modernisation of South African mining indicate that there is considerable room to increase innovation participation and intensity across the firms surveyed. The...
A two-day strike will go ahead at BHP's Port Hedland operations in Western Australia this weekend despite progress in talks on Tuesday between unions and the global miner, a union spokesperson...
India's top iron-ore producing state of Odisha has warned steelmakers and miners of strict action over alleged grade manipulation and misdeclaration, according to documents reviewed by Reuters and...
Iron-ore sank to the lowest level in more than a year amid concerns about a major physical trader of the commodity, which compounded existing market softness linked to a challenging demand outlook....
Iron-ore major Fortescue said on Friday the actions of China's State iron-ore buyer were undermining the stable supply of iron-ore to the country and it hoped for a swift return to normal market...
Workers at BHP Group's Port Hedland iron-ore operations in Western Australia plan to go on strike next week, unions said on Friday, threatening to disrupt the miner's $80-million of daily exports...
The capital intensity of mining has risen well ahead of inflation and mining project development timelines are continuing to extend, Anglo American CEO Duncan Wanblad pointed out on July 30 when he...
High-purity iron-ore producer Champion Iron Ore, with operations in Canada and Norway, produced 3.9-million wet metric tonnes (wmt), sales of 3.3-million dry metric tonnes (dmt), revenue of...
Steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) insists that it is fundamentally stronger than was the case 18 months ago and that “profitability is within reach”, after reporting a headline loss...
Global commodity trader IXM is expanding its portfolio into iron-ore, three people familiar with the matter said, even as near-record-low price volatility of the steelmaking ingredient cuts...
Global diversified miner Rio Tinto posted its highest half-year underlying earnings in four years on Wednesday as performance from its copper and aluminium units tied to energy demand outshone...
The decarbonisation journey of the steel industry is continuing to reinforce demand for the higher-grade ores and lump products of the kind produced by South Africa’s Kumba Iron Ore. These...
The quality of iron-ore from the Northern Cape is continuing to differentiate South Africa in the global iron-ore market. During the first half of this year, the average realised export price of...
Wage negotiations between BHP and unions representing Port Hedland workers at the miner's iron-ore operations wound up on Tuesday without agreement, with more talks scheduled over the coming week,...
Refurbishment of the Azteca processing plant at London-listed Cadence Minerals' Amapá iron-ore project, in Brazil, has progressed to 77% completion and 43 of the 64 identified work packages now...
Instead of relying primarily on traditional geological interpretation, South Africa can turn to AI for help in the same way as has been done with huge success to discover Zambia’s biggest copper...
Sundance Resources has won an International Chamber of Commerce arbitration against Cameroon, with a tribunal awarding the Australian miner about $616-million in damages, interest and costs over a...
Rio Tinto said on Monday it had agreed with the Western Australian government to sell their joint venture stakes in the Dampier Seawater Desalination Plant to Yindjibarndi WaterCo. The plant, now...
Fortescue founder Andrew Forrest called for China and Australia to "always negotiate fairly," at an event in Perth on Monday, as the world's fourth-largest iron ore maker negotiates annual supply...
In focusing on the safe operational ramp-up of its Guinea-based Simandou iron-ore project, the SimFer joint venture (JV) is progressing with infrastructure delivery and sustained engagement across...
South Africa’s, Guinea’s and the Democratic Republic of Congo’s iron-ore sectors are expected to grow significantly in the coming years, owing to the large “high-quality” iron-ore reserves in these...
The future of modernisation in South African mining will not be forged by individual companies or institutions working in isolation but collectively by industry leaders, researchers, government...
South Africa has various industry-related policies and master plans that take into account the changes wrought by the global energy transition, but the opportunities and risks arising from these...
Iron-ore miner Kumba Iron Ore's Sishen Iron Ore Company (SIOC) has entered into an energy offtake agreement with Envusa Energy – a joint venture between Kumba's parent company Anglo American and...
Guinea's bauxite exports jumped 15% to a record high in the first half of 2026, official data showed, driven by robust Chinese demand despite mounting pressure on smaller producers from rising fuel...
Brazilian miner Vale posted on Tuesday its largest second-quarter output figure since 2018, with production of the steelmaking material rising 0.8% from a year earlier and coming above analysts'...
South African iron-ore miner Kumba Iron Ore says it continues to remain resilient despite the heaviest rainfall in many decades having impacted on its mines, in the Northern Cape, in the quarter...
China's steel sector presents something of a dilemma in trying to work out if it is soft and likely to continue to weaken, or whether it is actually performing quite strongly given the subdued...
BHP and unions representing workers at Western Australia's Port Hedland, the world's largest iron-ore export hub, edged closer to a deal on Tuesday, though talks ended without an agreement and will...
The US will hit Brazil with new 25% duties on its furniture, ethanol, machinery, footwear, sugar and other goods such as pig iron and mining equipment, launching a new wave of tariffs that could...
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