An Australian government report on Friday said efforts by China’s state-backed iron ore buyer to cut costs for Chinese steel mills may push down prices in the medium term, in a rare acknowledgment ...

Australia's iron ore sector built its foundations on demand from Japan during the 1960's. At the turn of this century, China took over as our biggest customer. We exported more than 900 million tonnes ...

Exports from Guinea’s Simandou iron ore project surged in May, six months after the first shipment to China, marking a milestone in the ramp-up of the high-grade mine that has the potential to reshape ...

Iron ore futures tumbled below $100/ton Wednesday for the first time since March on signs of abundant supplies after data showed that steel production in China shrank again in May and fixed-asset ...

A possible shortfall in iron ore supply could become China's next commodity problem, joining a squeeze on oil and nickel ...

A recent discovery of a 55 billion metric ton iron ore reserve in Western Australia's Hamersley region, valued at US $6 trillion, is expected to significantly impact global iron ore markets and prices ...

Westpac has warned that the iron ore price will plunge 20 per cent next year to about $US83 a tonne as China slashes its steel output and a wave of fresh supply hits ...