At the iron ore mine Brucutu in Brazil, the mining company Vale is already producing one million tonnes of ore-sand annually. The sand is used in road construction, brickmaking and concrete. The ...

(Bloomberg) -- The world’s biggest miners, having cashed in on China’s once-rampant demand for iron ore, are starting to reel from the impact of their main customer’s economic struggles.

Iron ore futures faltered on Wednesday, pressured by tit-for-tat tariffs between the United States and top metals consumer ...

Iron ore futures prices on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange have shown an upward trend, indicating a potential recovery in the market. China's economic conditions, including infrastructure ...

Investors are preparing for a new era of slumping profits and hefty dividend cuts by the world’s largest miners as iron ore markets brace for a flood of supply to trigger a collapse in prices.

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 ...

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 ...