February 28, 2021

Falcondo’s La Manaclita ferronickel project in the DR is a no-go

Falcondo’s plan to mine the Loma Miranda area was considered controversial.

February 28, 2021

Tycoon Usmanov’s firms to build plant for greener iron products

USM and Metalloinvest Holding Co.’s iron ore mine plan to make 2 million tons of hot-briquetted iron per year.

February 26, 2021

Vale bullish on metal prices, seeks to accelerate copper projects

The iron ore miner is confident in the trajectory of copper in 2021.

February 26, 2021

Vale books hefty dam disaster charges, but bullish about core earnings

Company logged $4.9 billion in provisions related to the Brumadinho dam disaster in quarterly earnings.

February 26, 2021

Australian state approved plans that would damage Aboriginal sites

In the past year, New South Wales' heritage protection body has approved all of the development applications received.

February 25, 2021

Vale set to join peers in doling out more mining windfall

Bloomberg’s Dividend Forecasting team is projecting Vale will increase its payout to 2.697 reais a share from 1.41 reais in September.

February 25, 2021

Anglo American ended 2020 stronger than expected

The miner beat expectations with a small fall in 2020 earnings, but boosted dividend as soaring commodity prices helped it recover from covid-19 disruptions in the first half of the…

February 24, 2021

BHP and Aboriginal group probe fallen rock shelter in Western Australia

BHP discovered the damage to the site of significance to the Banjima people on Jan. 29, as part of monitoring at its Mining Area C operations.

February 24, 2021

Fortescue apologizes for clearing land on Aboriginal sacred site

The incident comes come barely a day after BHP reported rockfall damage to a culturally significant site in the Pilbara region.

February 23, 2021

Brazil Supreme Court rejects Brumadinho victims appeal

Victims argued that the settlement was signed without their participation and that 20,000 people who were impacted by the disaster were excluded from the deal.