January 8, 2020 Brazil prosecutor aims to charge Vale within days over tailings dam disaster Prosecutors expect to indict 15 to 20 people.
January 8, 2020 Gold-backed ETF holdings hit all-time high in 2019 In the fourth quarter, ETF holdings reached 2,900 tonnes.
January 8, 2020 Indonesia approves environmental study for battery-grade nickel plants There are at least five of these plants being built in Indonesia currently.
January 8, 2020 Anglo American goes after Sirius Minerals with $508m bid The move could rescue plans to dig the UK's largest mine in a generation and would bring Anglo back to the fertilizer market.
January 7, 2020 Lithium developer ioneer says US environmental litigation resolved The company expects its Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron project to produce 20,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate.
January 7, 2020 Samarco rebuffs creditors on resumption of debt talks The Brazilian iron ore venture between BHP Group and Vale SA said it has yet to firm up its business plan.
January 7, 2020 BHP looks to India for coal growth as China demand declines BHP projects Indian steelmaking is on course to grow by 7% per year over the next decade.
January 7, 2020 Copper price unlikely to rebound even if trade tensions subside – Chile trade group The price of the red metal averaged $2.72 in 2019, compared with $2.97 in 2018.
January 7, 2020 Copper output slumps at Codelco, BHP’s Escondida in November Output at Codelco plummeted 11% in November over the same month in 2018.
January 7, 2020 Base metals hope for manufacturing recovery in 2020 Most analysts are looking for something better this year but the early indications are that bulls will have to be patient.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
