Brazilian mining giant Vale predicts the global demand for iron ore will grow by 34% by 2020 compared to the level of 2012.

The world's largest miner, BHP Billiton, has cut 500 Australian jobs out of its iron ore business.

Bank of China- the largest provider of import credits for iron ore in the country has issued fresh set of guidelines, making life miserable for ore importers in the country. This follows the tough government regulations on imports of iron ore as collateral for...

The bulk of South Africa’s existing iron-ore resources in the Northern Cape would be depleted in the next 30 years and the country would have to find new sources, VMI Investment Company exploration manager Dr Luke Longridge said during the fourth Africa Iron ...

[Ferro-Alloys.com] It is reported that India’s Tata Steel and Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) have restarted most of their iron ore mines in eastern Odisha state after getting new permits from the state government.

Japan's Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp may consider investing in iron ore or coking coal mines from its nearly $1 billion warchest for overseas investments but won't bid for the U.S. plants of Russia's Severstal, an executive said.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Indian iron ore production are expected to reach 284 million tons (MT) by 2020 with an annual growth rate of about 7.4% a year.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Rio Tinto has struck a deal with Guinea's government to push ahead with plans to develop a $US20 billion iron ore project.