To keep readers entertained during the Christmas season we’ve recapped our best-read stories of 2019.

The traditional 12 Days of Christmas covers things like partridges, golden rings, and milking maids.

Our stocking is better — full to the brim with battery metals, infant formula, expert stock picks, and resources ‘movers and shakers’.

On the tenth day of Christmas my true love sent to me….

Iron ore has certainly had a stellar year after yet another tailings dam collapse in Brazil removed a big chunk of supply from the market and sent the price on a run.

So it’s no surprise that this wrap up of the situation back in June by Reuben Adams made it into our top 12.

S&P Global said mid-year that the seaborne iron ore market would record an even bigger deficit this year than the market intelligence firm previously thought – which should keep prices higher for longer.

Read on to find out what the predictions are for 2020 and beyond.