Knowing about the different types of iron ore is useful for investors interested in the space. Iron, a key material in steel and other applications, is most often found in hematite and magnetite ...

The Singapore benchmark for iron ore futures exceeded U.S. $130 a ton on Monday. The increase was largely due to improved steel plant profitability and a positive demand forecast in China, the ...

Vale's change in commercial strategy led to an 8% increase in quarterly revenue due to increased volume. Read why I reiterate ...

Indian iron-ore production-supply dynamics is getting dichotomous with the government claiming no shortage of the steel-making raw material, while imports are surging at the same time. In a ...

The iron ore industry is in turmoil. The price of the key steel making ingredient collapsed to a low of around $90 per ton at the end of June, a near three-year low, although it has since ...

Iron ore is the world's second most traded bulk commodity after crude oil. Interestingly, there is a great deal of similarity in the supply-side.

The production of iron ore is concentrated in a few states, such as Odisha (around 54% of the total), and constitutes around 70% of the raw material costs of steel companies.

MARQUETTE — Iron ore shipments out of Marquette’s Upper Harbor are down dramatically, prompting fears about the future of Empire Mine. According to the Lake Carriers’ Association, roughly ...

However, despite the recovery in iron ore prices in 2016, prices of the commodity could decline once again in 2017. Subdued demand conditions and an increase in production by major producers of ...

Vale’s production of iron ore rose 3.1% from the third quarter of 2013 to 85.73 million metric tons, thanks to successful ramp-ups of its operations at the Amazonian mining complex of Carajas ...