India’s top iron ore-producing state is increasing quality-control checks after some miners were found to be misrepresenting grades in order to pay lower royalties, according to a document seen by Bloomberg, a crackdown that could hit domestic and export sales.
India’s top iron ore-producing state is increasing quality-control checks after some miners were found to be misrepresenting grades in order to pay lower royalties, according to a document seen by Bloomberg, a crackdown that could hit domestic and export sales.
Fortescue Ltd. Executive Chairman Andrew Forrest urged China and Australia to “always negotiate fairly,” as the miner faces mounting pressure from Beijing’s state-backed iron ore buyer over stalled supply negotiations.
Fortescue Ltd. Executive Chairman Andrew Forrest urged China and Australia to “always negotiate fairly,” as the miner faces mounting pressure from Beijing’s state-backed iron ore buyer over stalled supply negotiations.
Workers at BHP Group’s Port Hedland operations in Western Australia staged the first strike at the company’s Pilbara iron ore hub since 2000, after last-ditch talks failed to avert industrial action.
Workers at BHP Group’s Port Hedland operations in Western Australia staged the first strike at the company’s Pilbara iron ore hub since 2000, after last-ditch talks failed to avert industrial action.
Iron ore was on track for the biggest weekly gain since early May as a looming strike at BHP Group’s Port Hedland terminal stoked supply concerns, even as fundamentals remain tested.
Iron ore was on track for the biggest weekly gain since early May as a looming strike at BHP Group’s Port Hedland terminal stoked supply concerns, even as fundamentals remain tested.
Workers at BHP Group’s Port Hedland iron ore terminal in Western Australia will stage an eight-hour strike on July 16, unions said, escalating tensions with the mining giant and potentially putting some supply at risk.
Workers at BHP Group’s Port Hedland iron ore terminal in Western Australia will stage an eight-hour strike on July 16, unions said, escalating tensions with the mining giant and potentially putting some supply at risk.
Excavators move iron ore at the port in Port Hedland. Photographer: Ian Waldie/Bloomberg
Iron ore rose after China’s state-backed buyer of the commodity expanded curbs on Australian miner Fortescue Ltd., and as a slump in prices over the last couple of months attracted buyers.
Iron ore rose after China’s state-backed buyer of the commodity expanded curbs on Australian miner Fortescue Ltd., and as a slump in prices over the last couple of months attracted buyers.
China’s state-backed iron ore buyer has expanded its curbs on Fortescue Ltd.’s iron ore to include new purchases of its Super Special Fines product and not just portside inventories, escalating its dispute with the Australian miner.
China’s state-backed iron ore buyer has expanded its curbs on Fortescue Ltd.’s iron ore to include new purchases of its Super Special Fines product and not just portside inventories, escalating its dispute with the Australian miner.
An excavator, right, loads ore into autonomous dump trucks at Fortescue Metals Group Ltd.'s Solomon Hub mining operations in the Pilbara region, Australia, on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. Shares in Fortescue, the world's No. 4 iron ore exporter, have almost trebled in 2016 as iron ore recovered, and the company cut costs and repaid debt.
Some Fortescue Ltd. iron ore cargoes due in China next month are being held up because negotiations between the Australian miner and the country’s state-backed buyer remain deadlocked, according to people familiar with the matter.
Some Fortescue Ltd. iron ore cargoes due in China next month are being held up because negotiations between the Australian miner and the country’s state-backed buyer remain deadlocked, according to people familiar with the matter.
The Chinese steel market is navigating a prolonged weakening in demand rather than a cliff-drop collapse, as the steep decline from property is increasingly offset by manufacturing and exports, according to experts at an industry conference last week.
The Chinese steel market is navigating a prolonged weakening in demand rather than a cliff-drop collapse, as the steep decline from property is increasingly offset by manufacturing and exports, according to experts at an industry conference last week.
BHP Group and Rio Tinto Plc are looking increasingly to India as the next big growth engine for global steelmaking, underscoring how the world’s biggest iron ore suppliers are preparing for a future beyond China.
BHP Group and Rio Tinto Plc are looking increasingly to India as the next big growth engine for global steelmaking, underscoring how the world’s biggest iron ore suppliers are preparing for a future beyond China.
Cranes unload iron ore from a ship at a port in Andhra Pradesh, India. Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg
Chinese coking coal futures hit the daily down limit following a report that Shaanxi authorities asked miners to maintain output, after a deadly accident in neighboring Shanxi last month raised supply and safety concerns.
Chinese coking coal futures hit the daily down limit following a report that Shaanxi authorities asked miners to maintain output, after a deadly accident in neighboring Shanxi last month raised supply and safety concerns.
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