Smelting one’s own iron from raw ore and alloying it into steel is generally not a backyard project thanks to the high temperatures needed, a problem [Thoisoi] solved with the magic of thermite.

Not all commodities have been falling steeply under the weight of rising tariffs with iron ore riding out the storm. The major profit generator for five of the world’s biggest mining companies ...

Steel mills in the city will be ordered to halve sintering production, a process that prepares raw iron ore for smelting into steel, and to continue enforcing operation curbs on blast furnaces.

LAUNCESTON, Australia, April 8 (Reuters) - Iron ore is probably the commodity most exposed to China and while the price of the steel raw material has eased, it has held up better than other major ...

BEIJING: Iron ore futures slid on Wednesday to their lowest ... Steel benchmarks on the Shanghai Futures Exchange slipped on lower raw material prices. Rebar fell 1.37%, hot-rolled coil shed ...

RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO, April 15 (Reuters) - Brazilian miner Vale (VALE3.SA), opens new tab produced 67.7 million metric tons of iron ore in the first quarter of 2025, down 4.5% from a year ...