October 11, 2021

Samarco obtains extended creditor protection

Samarco filed for bankruptcy protection in April after failing to restructure 50 billion reais ($9.06 billion) in debt.

October 11, 2021

Iron ore price surge is latest spike to fuel inflation fears

Iron ore has suddenly gone from commodity laggard to a top performer.

October 11, 2021

Scientists explore possibility of mining iron, nickel, cobalt-rich near-earth asteroids

Metal-rich asteroids are similar to some stony-iron meteorites found on Earth.

October 8, 2021

Iron ore price rises as China markets reopen after holiday

Dalian iron ore scaled one-month high on China demand optimism.

October 8, 2021

Vale opens door to base metal merger once its house is in order

The world’s second-largest producer of iron ore continues to weigh up the pros and cons of forming a separate company with its copper and nickel mines in Canada, Brazil and…

October 7, 2021

The world needs Simandou iron ore, Rio Tinto CEO says

Simandou "has to be done in a very careful way, from all sorts of ESG angles, not least biodiversity."

October 7, 2021

Fortescue grabs 60% of Dutch energy tech firm

The miner's green energy arm said the acquisition is part of FMG's plan to supply 15 million tonnes of green hydrogen by 2030.

October 6, 2021

Iron ore price rout hacks $160 billion off Top 50 mining stocks

Iron ore’s whitenuckle descent took a chunk out of the MINING.COM TOP 50 ranking of the world’s most valuable miners amid a continuing rally in uranium, coal and lithium prices.

October 6, 2021

Dam disasters were wake up call for Vale, CEO says

Eduardo Bartolomeo said his own remuneration package now sets targets for safety and sustainability, with 20% of his long-term compensation associated with ESG goals.

October 6, 2021

Covid-19 vaccines mandatory for Western Australia mining and FIFO workers

Requirement applies to about 141,000 people, including fly-in, fly-out and other workers in mining, exploration and oil & gas.