Every year, the world consumes around 50 billion tonnes of sand, gravel and crushed stone. The astonishing scale of this demand is hard to comprehend—12.5 million Olympic sized swimming pools per year ...

Iron ore futures fell for a sixth straight session on Monday amid rising trade tensions between the US and top consumer China, outweighing upbeat Chinese manufacturing data. The most-traded May ...

Iron ore futures prices closed lower on Thursday, pressured by escalating tariff measures against Chinese steel, though solid demand for the steel-making ingredient in top consumer China cushioned the ...

11 minutes Perovskites, a ‘dirt cheap’ alternative to silicon, just got a lot more efficient Predictions for iron ore prices in 2025 remain mostly mixed, but early signs in the new year ...

The result is unsurprising, as the iron ore market has been going through a challenging period. Still, CEO Mike Henry acknowledged the firm's strength in this part of the market cycle. Iron ore ...

These methods could also make sand. Aussie Family Living/Shutterstock More from ore This isn't just theory. At the iron ore mine Brucutu in Brazil, the mining company Vale is already producing one ...