A price dispute between mining giant BHP Group and China’s state-run iron ore buyer risks dragging on for months, and even into early 2026, as both sides remain locked in stalemate. https://t.co/QwC2MrmutY ...

Geopolitics & Trade Relations - Australian Prime Minister expresses disappointment over China's ban on new iron ore cargoes from BHP Group [1] - The Australian Prime Minister seeks a swift resolution to the iron ore ban issue [1] Company Impact - BHP Group faces a ban on new iron ore cargoes from China [1]

Market Dynamics - China's state-run iron ore trader instructed domestic steel mills to temporarily halt the use of a popular BHP product [1] - The halt followed stalled contract negotiations [1]

A Brazilian court said that iron ore producer Vale lost 200 million reais after disadvantages in government decisions amid a corruption and money laundering scheme https://t.co/Dtm1wwplmb ...

Fortescue’s full-year profit fell 41% on lower prices for its iron ore, as demand from China plateaus https://t.co/GKGw6wSG6d ...

Project Status - Rio Tinto has halted operations at the Simandou iron ore project in Guinea following a worker's death [1]

Report Summary 1) Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the given content 2) Core Viewpoints - Not provided in the given content 3) Summary by Relevant Catalogs Spot Market - **Australian Mainstream Iron Ore**: Newman powder is priced at 781, down 2 from the previous day and up 9 for the week; PB powder is at 784, down 3 and up 8; Mac powder is at 774, down 1 and up 9; Jinbuba powder is at 758, down 3 and up 9; Mixed powder is at 708, down 5 and up 8; Super special powder is at 658, down 4 and up 8; Carajás powder is at 888, unchanged and up 8 [1]. - **Brazilian Mainstream Iron Ore**: Brazilian mixed powder is at 822, up 1 and up 19; Brazilian coarse IOC6 is at 774, down 3 and up 8; Brazilian coarse SSFG is at 779, down 3 and up 8 [1]. - **Other Iron Ores**: Ukrainian concentrate is at 888, down 2 and up 20; 61% Indian powder is at 747, down 3 and up 9; Karara concentrate is at 888, down 2 and up 20; Roy Hill powder is at 754, down 3 and up 8; KUMBA powder is at 844, down 3 and up 8; 57% Indian powder is at 603, down 4 and up 8; Atlas powder is at 703, down 5 and up 8 [1]. - **Domestic Iron Ore**: Tangshan iron concentrate is at 983, unchanged and up 31 [1]. Futures Market - **DCE Contracts**: i2601 is at 795.0, down 6.0 and up 17.5; i2605 is at 774.0, down 5.5 and up 19.5; i2509 is at 805.5, down 2.0 and up 11.0 [1]. - **SGX Contracts**: FE01 is at 103.94, up 0.77 and up 1.71; FE05 is at 101.76, up 0.64 and up 1.61; FE09 is at 104.43, up 0.93 and up 1.96 [1]. Other Information - **Import Profits**: Import profits vary for different iron ore varieties, such as -28.43 for Newman powder, -10.91 for PB powder, etc. [1] - **Monthly Spreads**: For DCE contracts, the monthly spreads of i2601, i2605, and i2509 are 10.5, 21.0, and -31.5 respectively, with corresponding daily and weekly changes [1]

Water bodies and soil in local communities surrounding Guinea’s Simandou iron ore project have been found to be contaminated https://t.co/YUAuWLs2co ...

Operational Performance - Anglo's South African iron ore unit indicates that the state-owned logistics company has stopped performance decline [1] Logistics & Transportation - The state-owned logistics company transports Anglo's South African iron ore output [1] Sales Impact - Constrained sales are due to the deterioration in performance of the logistics company [1]

Group 1: Report Industry Investment Rating - No relevant content provided Group 2: Core Viewpoints of the Report - No core viewpoints explicitly stated in the provided content Group 3: Summary by Related Catalogs Spot Market - **Australian mainstream iron ore**: Newman powder price is 765, down 10 daily and 16 weekly; PB powder is 770, down 11 daily and 14 weekly; Macarthur powder is 756, down 7 daily and 9 weekly; Jinbuba powder is 744, down 4 daily and 13 weekly; mainstream mixed powder is 702, down 13 daily and 11 weekly; Super Special powder is 647, down 13 daily and 12 weekly; Carajás powder is 866, down 17 daily and 23 weekly [1] - **Brazilian mainstream iron ore**: Brazilian mixed ore is 792, down 11 daily and 23 weekly; Brazilian coarse IOC6 is 760, down 11 daily and 1 weekly; Brazilian coarse SSFG is 765, down 11 daily and 1 weekly [1] - **Other types**: Ukrainian concentrate is 858, down 12 daily and 12 weekly; 61% Indian powder is 733, down 4 daily and 13 weekly; Karara concentrate is 855, down 15 daily and 15 weekly; Roy Hill powder is 740, down 11 daily and 14 weekly; KUMBA powder is 830, down 11 daily and 14 weekly; 57% Indian powder is 602, down 13 daily and 12 weekly; Atlas powder is 697, down 13 daily and 11 weekly; Tangshan iron concentrate is 923, down 16 daily and up 10 weekly [1] Futures Market - **DCE contracts**: i2601 is 757.0, down 15.5 daily and 19.5 weekly; i2605 is 738.0, down 14.0 daily and 17.0 weekly; i2509 is 786.0, down 16.5 daily and 23.0 weekly [1] - **SGX contracts**: FE01 is 101.53, down 1.83 daily and up 2.25 weekly; FE05 is 99.19, down 1.92 daily and up 1.90 weekly; FE09 is 103.29, down 1.87 daily and up 2.48 weekly [1] Other Data - **Import profit**: Newman powder is -19.17; PB powder is 1.84; Macarthur powder is 8.57; Jinbuba powder is 12.72; mainstream mixed powder is 12.56; Super Special powder is -2.49; Carajás powder is -17.95; Brazilian mixed ore is -9.51; Roy Hill powder is 6.38 [1] - **Monthly spread**: i2601 - i2605 monthly spread is 29.0, up 3.6 daily and down 5.4 weekly; i2605 - i2509 monthly spread is 19.0, up 2.1 daily and down 7.9 weekly; i2509 - i2601 monthly spread is -48.0, up 4.6 daily and down 1.9 weekly [1]