Rio Tinto is the first of the global iron ore majors expected to report lower half-year earnings from this week, as supply chains normalize after Covid-19 and attention turns to how suppliers to China’s steelmaking industry see customer demand.

Kumba Iron Ore achieved a solid operational and financial performance for the six months ended June 30, despite ongoing logistics constraints and weak global steel demand impacting on iron-ore markets, while continuing to drive for zero harm and the eliminatio...

ASX-listed Magnum Mining & Exploration on Friday announced that it would undertake a refresh of the engineering design for its Buena Vista iron project in Nevada.

Ukraine-focused miner Ferrexpo posted an 18% jump in second-quarter production from the previous quarter, buoyed by stable production from first pelletiser line and initial contribution from second line after resumption in February.

Steelmaker Ternium said on Wednesday it had resumed operations at an iron-ore mine in Mexico after a more than five-month hiatus sparked by clashes between the firm and local community over the disappearance of two environmental activists.

European DRI capacity is expected to rise to around 40mn t/yr in Europe from under 1mn t/yr at present as the steel sector looks to curb emissions.

The rally in prices earlier this year saw some marginal producers look to restart but rising costs and the easing of prices through April-May scuppered most plans.

The new contracts have been added to the company’s existing hedging arrangements which now stand at 50 000 t/m between July 2023 and December 2023 at a fixed price of A$170.10/t.