India is considering an export tax on low-grade iron ore after small steel producers urged the government to curb its overseas sales

The total trading volume of 2403 contract on the exchange was 75567 lots, with a turnover of about 2500.6525 million yuan.

Besides Tianjin, Hebei province neighboring Beijing is China's top steel producing province.

China will strive to expand its carbon trading market as soon as possible, as both trade volume and prices in the program are increasing, Zhao Yingmin, vice-minister of ecology and environment, said on Monday.

Indonesia's Ministry is trying to address delays in approving new mining volume quotas, an official at the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry said on Monday.

Rio Tinto said on Monday that the Canadian government had awarded it C$18 million ($13 million) to decarbonize iron ore processing in Labrador West.

Indonesia’s mining industry holding company, MIND ID, agreed on Monday to acquire a 14% stake in Vale Indonesia from Vale Canada and Japan’s Sumitomo Metal Mining, to become the top shareholder at one of the country’s largest nickel miners.

Brazilian miner Vale's iron ore production between November and January grew 15% from a year earlier, rising faster than in the October-December quarter, according to a presentation released by the firm on Monday.