January 21, 2020 Ex-Vale CEO charged with homicide for Brazil dam disaster Fabio Schvartsman is the highest-profile executive facing criminal charges for Brazil’s worst environmental disaster.
January 21, 2020 Klondike Gold hunts for source of the Yukon Gold Rush Over the last four years, the company has completed trenches, channel sampling and over 33,500 metres of diamond drilling
January 21, 2020 Shareholder in Alrosa proposes selling up to $1bn of diamonds to Gokhran The proposal was made to President Vladimir Putin and Russia's finance ministry.
January 21, 2020 Potanin buys partner’s stake in copper and gold mine near China Nornickel has been looking for a partner in the ambitious project for several years.
January 20, 2020 BHP sees little impact from Chile unrest BHP hits record throughput at 1.2mt Escondida mine, expects full year stoppages related to political upheaval in the country would only cost 7,000 tonnes.
January 20, 2020 South African chrome firms warn of more than 1,200 job cuts The potential job cuts highlight the risks posed to Africa's most industrialised economy by struggling state power utility Eskom.
January 20, 2020 Trade war has copper prices artificially low, Chile minister says A resolution to the trade dispute may prompt buyers including China to rebuild their stockpiles, helping fuel the rebound in prices, Mining Minister Baldo Prokurica said.
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.
Vale’s iron ore output hits seven-year high in 2025, surpassing Rio Tinto’s Pilbara Vale's iron ore production for 2025 reached 336.1 million tons, up 2.6% from the previous year. January 27, 2026 | 02:18 pm
