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Iron ore succumbs to bear market and may extend slump into $US50s

[ferro-alloys.com] Iron ore has slumped back into a bear market after posting the biggest weekly loss in 16 months amid concern that record demand in China may ease off as mills enact winter output cuts just as data from the top user signals that the economy m...

Monday, September 25, 2017

Low-Grade Iron Ore Prices Return to Bear Market

[ferro-alloys.com] Prices for iron ore (Fe 62%) have fallen to the lowest since early July at $ 60/tonne.

Monday, September 25, 2017

Xi gives 'confidence' at Chongqing port

In 2013, Shaanxi Iron and Steel (Group) Co had begun to talk with Chongqing's Guoyuan port about setting up a bulk trading center in western China to reduce costs and risks in the iron ore market. The port, a gateway to a vast inland area, lies near the headwa...

Monday, September 25, 2017

Mineral mapping backs up China's mining sector recovery

China's mining sector saw revenues increase 12.4-fold year-on-year in 2016, due to improved technology in prospecting and mining, said China's land resources minister Saturday.

Monday, September 25, 2017

Print Email Facebook Twitter More Commodity crunch continues as China's credit rating downgraded and demand fears intensify

[ferro-alloys.com] Iron ore and coal prices have continued to tumble as China was hit by a credit downgrade and fears demand for steel was falling.

Friday, September 22, 2017

Iron ore price drops through $70

[ferro-alloys.com] The Northern China import price of iron ore slumped on Tuesday after top supplier Australia raised concerns about the strength of demand from the country which consumes more than two-thirds of the seaborne trade.

Thursday, September 21, 2017

Silicon Metal Producers Halt Production in Fujian, and Peru Copper Output to Grow over 3 Mln tonnes by 2021

[ferro-alloys.com] Silicon Metal Producers Halt Production in Fujian, and Peru Copper Output to Grow over 3 Mln tonnes by 2021

Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Iron ore price drops as Chinese steel begins to pile up

[ferro-alloys.com] The Northern China import price of 62% Fe content ore slumped on Friday as the country's steelmakers stoke production ahead of mandated cuts going into winter which could result in a sudden drop-off in iron ore demand.

Tuesday, September 19, 2017
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