The mining giant said it did not agree with the decision and would appeal within the next 10 days.

Iron ore’s most-traded January 2023 contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange tumbled as much as 4.4% to 683.50 yuan ($100.87) a tonne, its lowest since July 28.

The European scrap supply system is highly dependent on inland river transportation.

Vietnam's ferrous scrap imports in July fell to their second-lowest monthly level this year, as demand was dented by subdued production and weaker trading activity.

The rise in trade deficit has been attributed to a surge in imports driven by elevated global commodity prices.

Lead times for CRC rose slightly to 6 weeks from 5-6 weeks while HDG lead times edged down to 4-5 weeks from 4-6 weeks.

The daily Argus ICX 62pc iron ore index was at $108.75/dry metric tonne on 10 August, lower by 33pc from a year earlier.

The firm will invest 575bn rupees [$7.23bn] in the two projects that have received high-level clearance approval from the Odisha government.