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The most actively traded January iron ore contract on the Dalian Commodity Exchange rises 0.3% to 674.0 yuan a ton.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Iron ore recently traded below US$90 a ton for the first time since 2024 as fundamentals continue to weaken, ANZ Research analysts say in a research note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Meanwhile, China’s imports of iron ore continue to rise on year, keeping the domestic supply ample, Nanhua Futures says in a research note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Iron ore shipments and arrivals at Chinese ports remain at high levels, with significant volume increases from non-mainstream mines, Tongguan Jinyuan Futures says in a research note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Their job was to load coal into two-ton ore cars and push them uphill on a narrow rail track to a staging area.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
It’s about his obsession with “Minecraft,” the immensely popular video sandbox game that takes place in a world of 3D cubes representing raw materials such as wood, ores, stone and dirt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The country could lose grain exports worth between $3 billion and $3.5 billion, Javorick said, while a further $1.5 billion in exports of metal ores may also be blocked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Prices for crop products saw the largest monthly gain since March 2022, following a decline in June, while gold, silver, and platinum group metal ores and concentrates prices dropped for the month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Africa's exports to China are dominated by minerals and raw materials, such as crude oil and metallic ores.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
Mercury was produced in large quantities because it was used to extract gold and silver from their ores, and it was widely available because it was used in medicine, particularly to treat syphilis.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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