UK-Australian mining firm Rio Tinto expects to come in at the bottom of its 320mn-335mn t guidance for 2022.

The US shipped 139,162t to China in August, 88.8pc lower than a year earlier and 51.8pc lower than July.

India's largest iron ore producer state-controlled NMDC rolled over its prices for a second straight month in October.

BHP is the only one of the big four Western Australian iron ore mining firms to operate major coking coal exporting facilities.

The federal government also has a renewable energy target of 82pc by 2030, up from around a third currently.

JISPL's production plunged by 77pc on the year to 30,000t during July to September.

The Argus 62pc lump premium stood at 20￠/dry metric tonne unit (dmtu) on 30 September, the highest since June.

Japan and the US remained Vietnam's top two suppliers and accounted for 58pc of total imports in September.