July 30, 2020 Rio Tinto set on building long-delayed Simandou The miner is speeding up work towards potential development of the giant iron ore project in Guinea, as the investment case grows stronger.
July 29, 2020 Agnico Eagle reports solid Q2 results, hikes guidance The miner reported a near four-fold increase in quarterly profit due to rising gold prices.
July 29, 2020 Rio Tinto raises dividend, sees ‘V-shaped’ China recovery Miner boosted dividend payments despite a 4% fall in half-year earnings.
July 29, 2020 Vale enacts emergency protocol at Barragem 5 dam The move is a preventative measure in Minas Gerais and does not require the evacuation of the population downstream of the dam.
July 29, 2020 Chile government rejects Codelco privatization A group of lawmakers had proposed to sell the state-owned mining giant to raise funds for the coronavirus response.
July 28, 2020 Rio Tinto in discussions with SFO over Simandou probe Miner is seeking a deferred prosecution agreement over a payment it made to a consultant working on Simandou, the Financial Times reported.
July 28, 2020 Vale develops first 100% electric locomotive in Brazil The pilot-phase for the EMD Joule locomotive is expected to be launched in H2 2020.
July 28, 2020 Kumba Iron Ore posts 17% decline in interim earnings The company also approved a $426 million project at its Kolomela operations.
July 28, 2020 Supervisors at Antofagasta’s Centinela accept new contract The supervisors' union agreed last week to extend government-mediated talks after failing to agree on a new contract with the company.
July 28, 2020 Rio Tinto’s Winu copper project just got bigger The miner has made a promising discovery 2 km east of the copper-gold deposit in Western Australia.
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