July 15, 2020 Vale to set aside $1.4 billion for Brumadinho damages The amount would ensure the enforcement of any potential fine or forfeiture of assets, rights and values related to the disaster.
July 14, 2020 BHP faces first step in $6.3 billion UK claim over Brazil dam failure Claimants allege BHP ignored safety warnings as the Fundao dam's capacity was repeatedly increased by raising its height.
July 14, 2020 Funds buy into a copper rally fuelled by China and Chile Hedge funds are starting to buy into the rally in copper, which continues to build upside momentum.
July 14, 2020 Congo gives mines a month to release confined workers Workers have been told by managers to either stay and work or lose their jobs.
July 14, 2020 Lundin defends early retirement package for Candelaria workers The company rejects claims by the mine supervisors' union that it is planning to lay off workers.
July 13, 2020 Workers at Antofagasta’s Centinela mine vote to strike A stoppage could jeopardize the operational continuity of the mine.
July 13, 2020 Vale, Kobe and Mitsui to work on low CO2 ironmaking Technology uses natural gas to reduce iron ore for use in steelmaking, offering lower CO2 emissions.
July 10, 2020 Nornickel fights cover-up accusations over Arctic oil spill Tests, photographs and eyewitness accounts suggest diesel has reached Pyasino Lake, which Nornickel denies.
July 10, 2020 Workers at Antofagasta’s Zaldivar mine vote to strike A strike had been set for July 15.
July 10, 2020 Rio Tinto supports education initiatives in Northwest Territories Rio doubled scholarship funds to assist post-secondary students in NWT with the loss of revenue opportunities due to the pandemic.
Iron ore logs annual gain in a dramatic recovery fuelled by steel exports Prices of the key steelmaking ingredient had come under pressure earlier this year on expectations of a supply glut and forecasts of faltering demand in China. December 31, 2025 | 09:27 am
