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.
January 16, 2020 Vale halts Esperança tailings operations Vale cited the need to do a technical evaluation and potentially carry out work to improve safety at the site.
January 16, 2020 Brazil police say key part of Vale dam probe to wrap up in June The police probe is one of several parallel investigations into the causes of the dam's collapse, which killed at least 255 people just under a year ago.
January 16, 2020 Barrick sees gold output above estimates on Nevada boost It expects its Nevada Gold Mines joint venture with Newmont to produce 585,000 ounces of gold for the three months ended Dec. 31.
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
