What a Permanent Magnet Actually Is and Why It Needs Rare Earths
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Iron Ore
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Iron Ore • Sep 22, 2026
Iron Ore Falls Below $95 as China Steel Mills Cut Output
Chinese steelworks and iron ore handling infrastructure at a coastal terminal. By Charles Pitts Singapore iron ore futures briefly fell below US$95 a tonne before recovering…
Iron Ore • Sep 21, 2026
Iron Ore 2026: Great Lakes Shipments and the Mesabi Test
Great Lakes iron ore shipping remains below seasonal norms despite modest year-over-year growth, keeping domestic pellet demand and Mesabi Metallics’ startup under close scrutiny. By Charles…
Articles • Sep 20, 2026
Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Broadens Beyond Iron Ore Into Rare Earths
Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting is putting another A$8.7 million behind copper exploration in Canada, taking a proposed 13.5% stake in White Cliff Minerals and adding a…
Iron Ore • Sep 19, 2026
Iron Ore Outlook 2026: Simandou Volumes Test the $100 Floor
High-grade iron ore stockpiles and ship-loading infrastructure at an export terminal. By Charles Pitts Simandou is approaching its first full-year test as a producing iron ore…
Articles • Sep 7, 2026
Baowu eyes minority stake in BHP’s Jimblebar iron ore mine
Pilbara iron ore operation in Western Australia. China Baowu Steel Group is exploring an investment in a minority stake of between 15% and 25% in BHP’s…
Articles • Aug 27, 2026
BHP Port Hedland strike: what changed and impact on iron ore
By Mo Shine PORT HEDLAND, Western Australia : BHP Group is facing escalating industrial friction across its core Western Australian operations as unionized workers at the…
Articles • Aug 25, 2026
Mesabi Metallics: Minnesota’s First New Iron Ore Mine in 50 Years Reaches 95.5% EPC Completion Ahead of July-August Commissioning
The historic Mesabi Iron Range is on the brink of a major milestone. Mesabi Metallics’ greenfield DR-grade iron ore mine and processing plant in Nashwauk, Minnesota,…
Articles • Aug 23, 2026
Fortescue Hits First Hot Metal Milestone on Path to Australian Green Iron
An industrial electric smelting facility at Fortescue’s Christmas Creek operations in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. By Penny Langford Fortescue has produced its first hot metal at…
Articles • Aug 21, 2026
Iron Ore: Port Hedland Labor Risk Keeps Prices Above $100
Port Hedland’s export infrastructure remains central to the seaborne iron ore market. By Salini Krishnan Iron ore prices are holding above US$100 per dry metric tonne,…
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