January 12, 2022 Iron ore price rises as heavy rains force miners to halt operations in Brazil Heavy rains disrupted southeastern Brazil’s iron ore industry, with Vale among companies halting operations and regulators sent to monitor the impact on tailings dams.
January 11, 2022 Brazilian deluge halts giant iron ore mines, triggers dam concerns Heavy rainfall is disrupting southeastern Brazil’s giant iron ore industry, regulators dispatched to monitor any impact on tailings dams.
January 11, 2022 Bullish investors add $90bn to top 50 biggest mining companies Despite the pullback in iron ore and copper prices, the MINING.COM TOP 50 ranking of the world’s most valuable miners made strong gains at the end of the year.
January 11, 2022 Rio Tinto to transport iron ore in Pilbara via battery-electric trains The miner will buy four battery electric trains to deploy in the Pilbara region of Western Australia as part of its decarbonization strategy.
January 11, 2022 Iron ore price jumps on hopes of recovering steel production in China "Expectation on resuming steel production and restocking demand before Chinese holidays could shore up iron ore prices," said Huatai Futures.
January 10, 2022 FPX Nickel drills high-grade, near-surface Van target at Decar in British Columbia The Van zone is open for expansion to the south and west and potentially at depth.
January 10, 2022 Heavy rains force miners to halt operations in southeast Brazil Vale has partially suspended operations at its Southeastern and Southern iron ore systems due to the bad weather.
January 9, 2022 French-owned mine in Brazil ordered to stop operating after dike overflow The overflow of the dike cut off traffic on Saturday on the BR-040, a major highway linking Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte.
January 9, 2022 Peru sees 60% increase in mining tax revenues Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines said regional and local governments saw a 60% increase in mining tax revenues in 2021.
January 8, 2022 Rains overflow dike at French-owned mine in Brazil, highway cut Heavy rainfall caused a dike to overflow on Saturday at a Brazil iron ore mine owned by French steel pipe maker Vallourec.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
