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News Breaks October 8, 2012 11:38 EDT CLF, VALE International iron ore prices are seen rising on India court ban, DNA says Global iron ore prices are seen rising due to the recent India Supreme Court order banning complete mining activities in Goa, says Daily News & Analysis. Reference Link News For CLF;VALE From The Last 14 Days Check below for free stories on CLF;VALE the last two weeks. Sign up for a free trial to see the rest of the stories you've been missing. June 19, 2013 10:01 EDT CLF On The Fly: Analyst Downgrade Summary Subscribe for More Information 07:20 EDT CLF Cliffs Natural downgraded at BofA/Merrill Subscribe for More Information 06:30 EDT CLF Cliffs Natural downgraded to Underperform from Neutral at BofA/Merrill June 18, 2013 11:42 EDT VALE Brazil mining bill may double royalty to 4%, Reuters says Brazil presented a much anticipated bill to reform the country's 46-year-old mining code, says Reuters. The bill proposes new royalties of up to 4% and a new regulatory agency, added Reuters. Reference Link June 17, 2013 12:03 EDT CLF Stocks with call strike movement; CLF FSLR Cliffs Natural (CLF) August 20 call volatility increased 2% to 63, First Solar (FSLR) July 52.5 call option implied volatility decreased 2% to 65 according to IVolatility. 09:40 EDT CLF Active equity option families trading on open Active equity option families trading on open according to Track Data: AAPL NFLX GOOG CLF TSLA CRM. 07:13 EDT VALE Vale: China slowdown helped by Brazil currency depreciation, Bloomberg reports Brazil’s Vale (VALE) said further local currency depreciation could counter cost rises and a slowdown in Chinese iron-ore demand as it seeks to regain market share from Rio Tinto (RIO) and BHP Billiton (BHP), reports Bloomberg.Reference Link 06:14 EDT VALE On the Fly: Periodicals Wrap-Up Subscribe for More Information June 14, 2013 09:36 EDT CLF Active equity option families trading on open Active equity option families trading on open according to Track Data: AAPL ELN GOOG TSLA CLF NFLX 07:43 EDT CLF Cliffs Natural contract extension a positive, says JPMorgan JPMorgan believes Cliffs Natural's contract extension with Essar Steel Algoma has positive implications for Cliffs' core Great Lakes market. The firm questions why Algoma would extend the contract if the region faced a flood of new iron ore supply and keeps an Overweight rating on shares of Cliffs. June 13, 2013 16:21 EDT CLF Cliffs Natural extends iron ore pellet sales contract with Essar Steel Algoma Cliffs Natural Resources announced that it has entered into an agreement with Essar Steel Algoma to extend the iron ore Pellet Sale and Purchase Agreement between the two companies to 2024. The previous agreement was expected to expire in 2016. The Agreement includes Essar's minimum volume iron ore pellet purchases from Cliffs beyond 2016 and pricing for 2013 through 2024. June 12, 2013 06:10 EDT CLF Cliffs Natural temporarily suspends Chromite Project in Ontario Cliffs Natural Resources announced that its affiliate, Cliffs Chromite Ontario, is temporarily suspending the environmental assessment activities for its Chromite Project in Ontario, Canada. The company indicated that its decision to temporarily suspend these activities is due to delays related to the environment assessment process, land surface rights, and negotiations with the Province of Ontario. The company cited that the following open issues are impeding the progress of the project's environmental assessment process, as well as the Feasibility Study evaluation: Delayed approval of the Terms of Reference for the provincial Environmental Assessment process. Uncertainty regarding the federal EA process due to the current judicial challenge by a number of the impacted First Nations. Unresolved land surface rights issues following a February 2013 Mining and Land Commissioner hearing. Unfinished agreements with the Government of Ontario that are critical to the project's economic viability. 06:04 EDT CLF Cliffs Natural board director Francis McAllister retiring Cliffs Natural lead director Francis McAllister has elected to retire from the company's board of directors effective immediately. Mr. McAllister has served on Cliffs' board since 1996. Mr. McAllister announced his retirement from Stillwater Mining as the company's CEO earlier this month. The board of directors has elected James F. Kirsch, former chairman, president and CEO of Ferro Corporation, to be its lead director coinciding with its July 2013 Board meeting. June 11, 2013 11:45 EDT CLF Stocks with call strike movement; CLF NFLX Subscribe for More Information 07:26 EDT VALE BofA/Merrill to host a conference Subscribe for More Information June 7, 2013 12:06 EDT CLF Stocks with call strike movement; CLF JCP Subscribe for More Information 10:11 EDT VALE On The Fly: Analyst Upgrade Summary Subscribe for More Information 06:51 EDT VALE Vale upgraded to Outperform from Underperform at Bernstein Subscribe for More Information June 6, 2013 12:24 EDT CLF Stocks with call strike movement; CLF FSLR Subscribe for More Information Sign up for a free trial to see the rest of the stories you've been missing.