Iron Ore

Brazil’s Vale said on Monday its third-quarter iron-ore production was up from the previous quarter but still down 17.4% from a year ago, as the miner slowly began to resume production at mines that were shut down following a deadly dam burst in Januar…

Guinea and Liberia signed a deal on Friday to allow several mines in Guinea, including the giant Nimba iron-ore project, to export through Liberia, officials from the West African countries said.

The logistics of transporting tonnes of raw materials t…

Ukrainian investigators have started a process to add Kostyantin Zhevago, the billionaire chief of Ferrexpo, to an international wanted list after he failed to appear for questioning about his former banking business last month.

The businessman was na…

China is looking beyond current suppliers like Australia to procure raw materials in future as its steel demand continues to grow, the chief executive of the world’s No. 4 iron-ore producer Fortescue Metals Group warned on Thursday.

Even as clouds gat…

India is poised to become a net importer of iron-ore during the next financial year, as the domestic market shifts from surplus to deficit. Supply-side disruptions could lead to an estimated deficit of about 50-million tons during 2020/21, forcing impo…

Swiss-headquartered iron-ore producer Ferrexpo has lowered its guidance for the full year to between 10.4-million tons and 10.6-million tons, citing current market conditions.

The new guidance compares with an earlier forecast of producing 10.6-millio…

Sierra Leone’s government has cancelled the mining licence of a subsidiary of Gerald Group, the mines minister told Reuters on Tuesday, amid a dispute over royalty payments. SL Mining suspended its iron ore mining operations in the West African country…

Australia’s Fortescue Metals Group confirmed on Monday that it has submitted a bid to develop two blocks in the giant Simandou iron ore deposit in Guinea.

Reuters reported on Friday that Fortescue and Guinea’s biggest bauxite exporter SMB-Winning were…

Australia’s Fortescue Metals Group confirmed on Monday that it has submitted a bid to develop two blocks in the giant Simandou iron-ore deposit in Guinea.

Reuters reported on Friday that Fortescue and Guinea’s biggest bauxite exporter SMB-Winning were…

Australia’s Fortescue Metals Group confirmed on Monday that it has submitted a bid to develop two blocks in the giant Simandou iron-ore deposit in Guinea.

Reuters reported on Friday that Fortescue and Guinea’s biggest bauxite exporter SMB-Winning were…