This series tracks Iron Ore with specification North America physical spot iron ore midpoint in North America (US), quoted in USD/T. Compare only observations with the same grade, region and quote basis.
What history is available?
The available history contains 2717 observations from 2016-01-04 to 2026-10-19. These are recorded dates, not proof of the earliest available publication; missing intervals are not interpolated.
Is this a live executable quote?
No. 2026-10-19 is the latest recorded observation date, not a real-time update guarantee. Public-source prices may be delayed, incomplete or inaccurate and are for reference only.
Vale says rising fuel and shipping costs have pushed about 10% of its iron ore output below breakeven just as Chinese port inventories climbed to 173.69 million tonnes and daily hot metal eased to 2.3366 million tonnes.
Market Pulse Scope's China coke benchmark fell 8.3% to CNY 2,125 a tonne after steelmakers pushed through a second round of procurement cuts effective 12 October, leaving independent coking plants about CNY 52 a tonne in the red.
Three-month LME copper closed at $14,258.50 a tonne, within 4% of the September record, as Comex warehouses hold 69% of exchange-tracked stocks, half of LME inventories are earmarked for delivery and BHP's Escondida contract talks stay unresolved.