June 9, 2021 Vale’s decomissioned Brazil dam at risk of collapse, labor body says Engineers and technicians told the auditors that the tailings at Xingu had not been properly drained.
June 9, 2021 Largest oil sands producers create alliance to reach net zero Canada’s largest oil sands producers have teamed up to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions.
June 9, 2021 Iron ore price jumps as Chinese inventory drops to the lowest since February Shipments from Rio Tinto were seen declining, while Vale has interrupted production at two mines over safety concerns, reducing its output by 40,000 tonnes a day.
June 9, 2021 Secretive world of diamonds is in the grips of a buying frenzy It takes about three months to cut, polish and sell a diamond, so stones bought cheaply at the start of the year are now being sold for a big profit.
June 9, 2021 Rio Tinto Kennecott, BYU researchers partner to improve reclamation at Bingham Bingham Canyon in Utah has been mined since 1906 and has produced more copper than any mine in history – more than 19 million tonnes.
June 8, 2021 BHP, Spence workers to extend talks for two days – union The union representing 1,100 workers at the mine in Chile's northern Atacama Desert said it hoped to reach agreement by the end of Thursday.
June 8, 2021 Vale to pay $2.5bn to settle liabilities in Mozambique mine corridor With the payment, Vale said it will have fulfilled all the conditions for completion of its purchase of Mitsui's stake in the Moatize mine.
June 8, 2021 Mitsubishi ups stake in Jetti Resources’ copper extraction technology Jetti Resources has developed a catalytic technology that enables extraction of copper from primary sulfide ores.
June 8, 2021 World needs Congo copper to kick fossil fuels, Friedland says “If we came from Mars and we were sent in our flying saucer to orbit the Earth to find copper, we would definitely go to Katanga in the southern part…
June 8, 2021 Moody’s flags significant ESG risks to mining with new ratings The ratings agency has released new ESG issuer profile and credit impact scores for the global metals and mining sector.
South Africa’s last manganese smelter on the brink as high power costs weigh Transalloys CEO Konstantin Sadovnik says the business has been loss‑making for about three years. December 30, 2025 | 08:13 am
