Iron ore retreats as mounting concerns on weakening steel demand
The most traded January iron ore contract on China s Dalian Commodity Exchange DCE surrendered some earlier losses to end daytime trade % lower at 762 yuan $107 a metric ton
The most traded January iron ore contract on China s Dalian Commodity Exchange DCE surrendered some earlier losses to end daytime trade % lower at 762 yuan $107 a metric ton
The benchmark March iron ore on the Singapore Exchange was % lower at $ a ton as of 0703 GMT the lowest since Jan 18 There has recently been no drastic change in fundamentals and the
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Goldman Sachs on Monday cut its iron ore price forecast for the fourth quarter of 2024 by $15 to $85 per metric ton citing market oversupply even though demand from top consumer China is
As the biggest iron ore importing country China imported over one billion metric tons of iron ore to meet its demand in recent years According to 2018 digit indicates China was by far the country importing the largest amount of iron ore accounting for an approximate amount of million metric China iron ore raw materials used in steel sector
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As a result they have adapted the skills they acquired while employed in the formal mining industry and returned to South Africa to scavenge rework and recycle leftover gold ore in abandoned gold mines Mhlongo and Akintola 2021 Most of these miners are from South Africa s immediate neighbours of Lesotho Mozambique and Zimbabwe
We expect iron ore prices to remain under pressure in 2025 amid a combination of a bearish demand outlook for steel ongoing strong shipments and elevated port inventories of iron ore We believe China will continue to drive iron ore prices going forward and the supply and demand balance will largely depend on the country s steel demand outlook
Market research firm BMI a Fitch Solutions company has maintained its 2025 iron ore price forecast at an average of $100/t expecting continued downward pressure owing to weak demand stemming
Also involved in reworking abandoned gold mines are unemployed South Africans As of the first quarter of 2022 the unemployment rate in South Africa was % for those aged 15 24 and % for those aged 25 34 while the overall national rate was reported to be % Stats SA 2022 This shows that young adults/youth are the most affected by
The Bomi project is part of Baowu s strategic expansion and diversification of its global iron ore operations as well as its commitment to decarbonizing its production processes The project involves mining and shipping high grade iron ore with a concentrate plant to be set up at the Bomi mine to produce over 65% Fe iron ore concentrate
Prices of iron ore rose in the March quarter on optimism related to an economic rebound in China after the country eased some major Covid 19 restrictions in December 2022 and shifted its policy
China s steel demand is shifting to higher grade iron ore as overall demand from the residential sector falls but is offset by steel demand from the energy transition Rio Tinto chief commercial
Once the gold ore has been transported to the processing facility it must be crushed and processed to extract the gold This was followed in the 1960s by a growing demand for platinum jewelry given its purity color prestige and value South Africa s mining industry s water demands pose challenges in regions with limited water
We have also raised our 2022 forecast from $100/t to $130/t as prices will start next year from a higher base Since April 2020 growing Chinese demand for iron ore stemmed from the country
The outlook for the South African iron ore industry remains bleak owing to stagnant local economic growth a negative local investment environment and a significant drop in global demand
Total gold supply increased by 5% y o y in Q2 This was driven by strong mine production of 912t an all time second quarter high in our records and firmer recycling which increased 5% y o y to 291t 1 Owing to the timing of this publication supply estimates are subject to potential revisions once the majority of mining companies have released their quarterly reports
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Goldman Sachs on Monday cut its iron ore price forecast for the fourth quarter of 2024 by $15 to $85 per metric ton citing market oversupply even though demand from top consumer China is
