June 21, 2016 BHP just forecast ‘another 10 years’ of iron ore glut Chief executive Andrew Mackenzie believes the iron ore market will take longer to balance out than other commodities due to an excess of supply coming on stream in the next…
June 21, 2016 Rio Tinto to boot iron ore chief in fresh management shake-up Andrew Harding, once tipped as the most likely person to take the company’s reins, is being replaced by Chris Salisbury, currently leading the copper and coal division.
June 20, 2016 Samarco said to be in restructure talks 30 million tonnes per year iron ore mine owned by BHP and Vale idle since November.
June 16, 2016 Samarco iron ore won’t restart this year Vale-BHP joint venture was shut after deadly dam spill in November – Samarco produced a fifth of global seaborne iron ore pellets supply before the disaster.
June 15, 2016 Canada’s Erdene Resource sees bright future after striking gold in Mongolia The company's Bayan Khundii project went from greenfield prospect to the company’s flagship asset in roughly nine months.
June 14, 2016 $5.8 billion lawsuit over BHP-Vale disaster dismissed Companies still face another much bigger civil action over November's deadly tailings dam burst at its Samarco iron ore mine in Brazil.
June 13, 2016 Turquoise Hill soars on Rio Tinto increasing stake rumours The mining giant is said to have hired Goldman Sachs as an adviser to look at a two-step wrap-up of the Vancouver-based firm.
June 10, 2016 Police investigation finds BHP-Vale Brazilian venture at fault for dam collapse Eight executives will also face charges, although the police did not disclose their names.
June 9, 2016 BHP’s South Flank to go up against S11D, Silvergrass Number three iron ore miner looking at options to replace 80 million tonnes capacity on its way to 290 million tonnes annually.
June 9, 2016 Rio Tinto’s Kennecott wins clean air lawsuit in the US A federal judge has ruled in favour of the firm in lawsuit over alleged pollution at the company's massive Bingham Canyon copper mine.
Indonesian coal association says quota cuts risk mine shutdowns Indonesia flagged plans to slash coal output to about 600 million tons a year in a bid to boost prices for the commodity. February 01, 2026 | 09:05 am
