May 6, 2021

Australia approves A$100m in tax incentives for junior miners

The Junior Minerals Exploration Incentive converts tax losses into exploration credits for investors and provides a tax offset for junior mining companies.

May 6, 2021

Rio Tinto shareholders reject former CEO’s exit package

More than 60% of the votes cast at Rio's annual meetings in London and Sydney were against Jean-Sébastien Jacques' exit package.

May 5, 2021

World iron ore output to rise 5.1% by 2025 — report

The growth with be possible as new projects come on-stream, GlobalData says.

May 5, 2021

Iron ore price surges as steel rally fires up demand

Expectations are building that benchmark prices can get to $200 a tonne.

May 5, 2021

Iron ore to displace soybeans as Brazil’s main export earner

Brazil's iron ore export revenues are set to surge 60% this year.

May 4, 2021

Vale raises number of independent board members to eight

The group includes the former chief executive officer of state-controlled oil company Petrobras, Roberto Castello Branco.

May 3, 2021

Russell: China seeks to cool red-hot steel sector, and aims at Australia

Beijing and Canberra have been at loggerheads for more than a year over a variety of political issues, but the fallout has been concentrated in trade.

May 1, 2021

Record metals prices catapult mining profits beyond big oil

The mining windfall is the latest sign of a boom in iron ore, copper and other metals that’s sending an inflationary wave through the global economy.

April 30, 2021

Vale unit fined over alleged Brazilian environmental irregularities

Companhia Portuária Baía de Sepetiba, Vale's port subsidiary, was fined $430,348 after an inspection.

April 29, 2021

Champion Iron reports record Bloom Lake production

During Q1, Champion was able to increase throughput by 7% to 5.2 million tonnes of ore