September 17, 2021 Vale makes bumper $7.6 billion dividend payout It is the company's largest payout since the 2019 dam collapse which killed almost 300 people.
September 16, 2021 Vale and Asian miner seek Brazil nod to fast-track mine projects Vale and Sul Americana de Metais S.A. have qualified for a new policy adopted by Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro administration that aims to streamline the licensing process.
September 16, 2021 Guinea’s junta urges miners to help break “resource curse” The coup exacerbated concerns about supply constraints that have pushed aluminum prices to the highest level in 13 years.
September 16, 2021 Alrosa tests CO2 capture potential by its ore The initial phase of Alrosa's study showed that kimberlite ore in its tailings could potentially absorb more CO2 than the entire company generates.
September 16, 2021 US miners decry mineral royalty plan floated in Congress The proposed $3.5 trillion reconciliation spending measure would set an 8% gross royalty on existing mines and 4% on new ones.
September 16, 2021 Iron ore price dives 7% on China’s lower steel output data Mining stocks also slid, with BHP down more than 6% from the previous week, Rio Tinto down 5.3%, and Vale down 7%.
September 16, 2021 Rio Tinto hit with fresh tax bill in Australia The country's tax authority is asking Rio to pay $277m related to a 2015 borrowing used to pay an intragroup dividend.
September 15, 2021 Rio Tinto teams up with Caterpillar for zero-emissions autonomous trucks The world’s first operational deployment of approximately 35 new Caterpillar 793 zero-emissions autonomous haul trucks will be at Gudai-Darri.
September 15, 2021 Albemarle, union in Chile reach agreement, ending strike Throughout the strike, the miner maintained the extended walk-off had not hit its output of lithium from Chile.
September 15, 2021 ALROSA unveils updated digital auction format The technologies enable buyers to remotely analyze the key parameters of every diamond.
Rio Tinto’s fourth-quarter iron ore, copper output beat estimates Despite the comeback performance, Rio Tinto is still in danger of losing the top producer spot to Brazil's Vale. January 20, 2026 | 02:08 pm
