January 20, 2024

Lula pushes ally for Vale CEO as Brazil’s iron ore miner weighs succession

Political lobbying as much as boardroom maneuvering could determine who wins the race to become the next boss of Vale SA.

January 18, 2024

India’s NMDC says it has no plans to export iron ore to China

The country's largest state-owned iron ore miner is scaling up production to meet domestic demand.

January 18, 2024

Canada gives mineral-rich Arctic region of Nunavut control over its resources

Nunavut is home to some of the minerals critical for battery production.

January 18, 2024

Former Fortescue execs launch green iron start-up

The Australia-based green materials platform company, Element Zero, has raised $10 million in seed funding.

January 18, 2024

Major miners pledge no exploration-related activities at world heritage sites

Top miners including Freeport, Teck and Newmont committed to taking urgent action to support a "nature-positive future" by 2030.

January 17, 2024

BHP flags possible writedowns at nickel unit on low prices

Production from Western Australia on a 100% basis was 72.7 million tonnes.

January 17, 2024

Sumitomo participates in FPX Nickel financing to gain 9.9% stake

FPX owns 100% of the Baptiste nickel project in the Decar nickel district of British Columbia.

January 17, 2024

Vale considers shorter CEO term for Bartolomeo

According to Valor Econômico, the federal government is attempting to appoint former Brazilian Minister of Finance Guido Mantega as a Vale executive director.

January 17, 2024

Iron ore futures retreat amid weak China data

The benchmark February iron ore on the Singapore Exchange slid 2.6% to $125.95 a metric ton.

January 17, 2024

Original features of Vale’s tailings dam may have been responsible for failure – study

Certain features of the tailings dam at Vale’s Corrego do Feijao iron ore mine in Brumadinho may have been the cause of the accident that killed 270 people.