Guinea has cut its tax and royalty demands in its revised mining code in a bid to woo investors and push forward existing projects in the impoverished West African country.

Good morning from Metal Bulletin’s offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Monday September 17.

The proposed Section 232 investigation remedies by the United States Commerce Department are becoming apparent in the global market, with the common theme a reorganization of the world’s supply chains to remove the US from the trade flow.

BHP Billiton’s ceo Marius Kloppers always said that moving to an iron ore pricing system reliant on a third-party reference to fix contracts would draw the poison from relations between iron ore producers and buyers.

The use of Metal Bulletin’s iron ore indices to price physical cargoes continues to expand, with a Pilbara Blend Fines cargo traded basis the Metal Bulletin 62% Fe iron ore index on an online platform on Thursday November 23.

Iron ore prices fell to their lowest level in nearly two years last week, with Metal Bulletin’s 62% Fe index dropping to just above $98 per tonne cfr China before showing a modest rebound.

Good morning from Metal Bulletin’s offices in Asia as we bring you the latest news and pricing stories on Thursday August 30.

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Thursday September 6.

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly consolidating in morning trading on Wednesday October 18, after copper and zinc prices plummeted at yesterday’s 5pm close.

Iron ore prices corrected down on Tuesday March 19, with futures and spot market activity at Chinese ports both declining after Monday's gains.