January 20, 2020 Alrosa starts drilling at flooded Mir pipe The miner wants to explore the possibility of reopening the pipe.
January 20, 2020 De Beers mulls expanding pilot scheme to sell ethically sourced diamonds The program in Sierra Leone traces the route of diamonds dug up by small miners in the country.
January 20, 2020 Anglo American goes back to fertilizers with Sirius Minerals’ $527 million buy The move throws a much-needed lifeline to the British junior behind a huge fertilizer project.
January 19, 2020 Chilean Mining Commission to investigate insurance fraud denounced by Codelco The world’s top copper producer says four of its unions were victims of inflated policy prices.
January 17, 2020 Brazil prosecutors threaten to revive $37bn lawsuit over Samarco delays The prosecutors' office has not ruled out other legal measures.
January 16, 2020 Gold’s rally helps miners delay the inevitable Gold is coming out of a long period in the investor wilderness.
January 16, 2020 Rio’s Kennecott copper problems to last a year Rio Tinto copper production slumps 9% with lower grades at Utah mine set to persist until end-2020.
January 16, 2020 The big problem haunting top iron ore miner isn’t so easy to fix Vale has taken several steps to clean up its image in the aftermath of the dam break.
January 16, 2020 Rio Tinto’s full-year iron ore shipments drop on disruptions from cyclone and fire Rio Tinto posted a 3% drop in iron ore shipments in 2019.
January 16, 2020 Sibanye cuts fewer jobs than planned in Marikana restructuring In September, Sibanye said it planned to cut around 5,270 jobs, or about 6% of its workforce.
Copper at heart of probable Rio bid for Glencore: RBC A premium of 15% to 30% to Glencore’s early January share price could get the deal done, RBC analyst said. January 18, 2026 | 06:47 am
