The company and Indonesian energy and mineral resources ministry could not be reached for comment.

Vale is a major global producer of iron ore, copper and nickel.

Integrated steelmaker Cliffs and electric arc furnace (EAF) competitor Nucor were both said to be offering at $750/st.

The company and Indonesian energy and mineral resources ministry could not be reached for comment.

Port Hedland shipped 47.8mn t in August, up from 43.74mn t in July and 45.8mn t in August 2022, according to Pilbara Ports Authority data.

Quench and tempered and normalized plate pricing both stayed flat at $2,385/st and $1,730/st, respectively.

DCH Group acquired the mine from Evraz Group back in May 2017.

The American Iron and Steel Institute(AISI) reported that for the month of August 2023, US steel mills shipped 7,663,767 net tons, unchanged from the 7,675,344 net tons shipped in August 2022.