The project is framed as a major reshoring bet on US steel capacity and would be fed by a new Minnesota iron ore mine.

The Ruias, who lost their Indian steel empire, are betting on US tariff protection to rebuild a steel business abroad.

Rising copper demand tied to AI and power infrastructure is driving a re-rating of Australian miners as iron ore loses momentum.

Gold slid below its 200-day moving average, with analysts debating whether a higher long-term base is still building.

Chinese steel slowdown and the end of restocking have pressured iron ore, with imported cargo margins turning to losses.

The Brazilian miner is trimming low-quality ore output as global iron ore prices and margins weaken.

The updated inventory is intended to guide permitting and investment in domestic critical minerals supply.

Structural changes in Chinese steelmaking are altering the outlook for Australia's largest export commodity.

The deal deepens Western efforts to build rare earth processing capacity outside China.

The state-owned miner's new pellet capacity aims to move India up the iron ore value chain; the stock rose on the news.

The loss reflects volatility in rare earth equities even as Western governments push to expand non-Chinese supply.

Sustained Chinese gold buying is a central support for bullion demand even as silver prices test technical levels.

Washington's outreach to Brazil reflects a broader Western scramble for non-Chinese critical mineral supply.

The partnership is positioned as completing the financing and offtake structure for the South African rare earths project.

Analysts see South African deposits and processing capacity as a growing alternative supply source.

The pilot targets emissions from iron and steelmaking, one of the hardest sectors to decarbonize.

Broad metals weakness outweighed project milestones at the Greek mine developer.

The policy is part of a broader African push to capture more processing value domestically.