April 21, 2022 Anglo American lowers output guidance after quarterly drop Company's Q1 production fell 10% year on year, partly owing to operations running at reduced capacity because of higher rates of covid-19 infections among workers.
April 21, 2022 Mining giants struggle despite commodities price boom The world’s biggest miners had a tough start to the year, struggling to hit production goals and keep costs under control.
April 20, 2022 BHP reports weaker-than-expected iron ore production on covid curbs Iron ore production from Western Australia came in at 66.7 million tonnes in the three months to March 31.
April 20, 2022 Usiminas posts weather-hit income Usiminas' iron ore sales fell 38% from the previous quarter and 17% year on year to 1.6 million tonnes.
April 20, 2022 Vale starts work on eliminating another upstream dam The new effort will focus on eliminating a dike from its Barragem 5 dam at the Aguas Claras mine, located in the Minas Gerais city of Nova Lima.
April 19, 2022 Vale reports decrease in Q1 iron ore output The miner sold 53.6 million tonnes of iron ore in the quarter, down 9.6% year-on-year.
April 19, 2022 Rio Tinto iron ore shipments drop on covid delays, flags China risks Rio has also had to contend with a delay in production from a new greenfields mine.
April 19, 2022 Iron ore price retreats as China vows to cut steel output in 2022 China will reduce crude steel output this year, after slashing production in 2021 in line with its goal to control carbon emissions.
April 18, 2022 Samarco creditors reject debt restructuring proposal Creditors may now present an alternative plan for the debt restructuring.
April 18, 2022 Top 50 mining companies power through covid adding $1 trillion in value Buoyant lithium, copper and gold prices lift value of top 50 mining stocks $1 trillion above covid lows – Russian miners prove resilient.
Silver price suffers biggest loss since 2021, gold price falls from record Earlier, spot prices had soared to as high as $83.63 per ounce. December 29, 2025 | 08:54 am
