The process of ironmaking has relied for centuries on iron ore, an impure form of iron oxide, slowly being reduced to iron by carbon monoxide in a furnace. Whether that furnace is the charcoal fire of ...

Guinea has reviewed a feasibility study for a 2-million-ton-per-year pellet plant linked to the Simandou iron ore project. The proposal signals early progress toward the government's goal of adding ...

ACCRA, Ghana — Ghana aims to process its iron ore locally by 2027 for steel production to boost economic growth, a government document seen by Semafor Africa shows. It is part of a continent-wide push ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hertha Metals today announced it has validated a significant technology breakthrough in modern steelmaking: a single-step process that is cheaper, more energy efficient, and ...

Guinea targets 7 million tons of alumina capacity by 2030, ending raw ore exports Simandou developers committed to build local steel mill, pellet plants, mines minister says Guinea seeks hydro, solar, ...

Brazilian mining company Vale has announced plans to stop using water in iron ore processing at its Carajas complex in northern Brazil by 2027, according to a report by Reuters. This initiative is ...

Making steel was responsible for about 7% of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2020. That’s because steelmakers in countries like China, Japan and South Korea have long relied on fossil fuels like ...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / April 16, 2026 / The Carajás Mining Complex is Brazil's largest mine and the world's largest source of iron ore. Mine operator Vale is converting Carajás Plant 1 to ...

Knowing about the different types of iron ore is useful for investors interested in the space. Iron, a key material in steel and other applications, is most often found in hematite and magnetite ores, ...

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