February 1, 2021

Iron ore price dilemma – Will China actually cut steel output?

China’s vast steel sector, and the iron ore industry feeding it, is grappling with a seemingly contradictory policy impulse that it should produce less this year.

January 29, 2021

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Northern Dynasty stock surges as it releases Pebble appeal details; Lucara strikes again with 378 carat diamond at Karowe; Two years after Brumadinho, still no convictions

January 29, 2021

Vale extends settlement talks over mining disaster for 15 days

The parties have more time to reach a settlement over the 2019 Brumadinho disaster that killed some 270 people.

January 29, 2021

Brazil mining agency to hire more inspectors, allowing annual checks on all tailings dams

Minas Gerais state, home to Brumadinho, has only one inspector to inspect 364 dams.

January 29, 2021

BHP and Vale’s Samarco hit with nearly $1 billion suit

Noteholders accuse the miner of ignoring their requests to restructure their debt.

January 28, 2021

Dalian exchange adds new iron ore deliverable brands, adjusts premiums and discounts

The newly added deliverable brands include Benxi Steel Concentrate, IOC6, Kumba and Agglomerate Concentrate.

January 27, 2021

Rio Tinto unveils new executive team

The company has named a new chief operating officer and a chief executive for its Australia business, as the miner works to rebuild partnerships with Indigenous groups.

January 26, 2021

Liberia sees $800m ArcelorMittal investment this year

Arcelor operates an iron ore mine at Yekepa in northern Liberia.

January 26, 2021

Iron ore price in full retreat as Chinese steel starts to pile up

Chinese steel mill capacity utilisation falls for five straight weeks and inventories are piling up, new data show.

January 25, 2021

Two years after Brumadinho, still no convictions

Federal investigation over the dam collapse still lack conclusions two years after the disaster that killed 270 people.