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.

January 25, 2021

Trump eased sanctions on mining tycoon Dan Gertler before leaving office

The Trump administration lifted restrictions imposed on the Israeli billionaire over alleged Congo corruption.

January 24, 2021

Brumadinho dam collapse could have been predicted weeks in advance – study

A new study shows that by applying satellite radar imaging InSAR, it is possible to predict a dam burst.

January 22, 2021

TIMELINE: The battle for Simandou

Simandou in Guinea is home to the world's richest untapped deposits of iron ore.

January 22, 2021

US rock legend inspiring magnate’s green steel revolution

Fortescue founder Andrew Forrest is “runnin’ down a dream” of a green-powered Australian steel-making renaissance.

January 22, 2021

Steinmetz sentenced to 5 years in jail in Swiss bribery case

His lawyer said he will appeal all to the way to the Supreme Court.

January 22, 2021

Vale resumes pellet production at Vargem Grande

Brazil’s mining regulatory agency had ordered Vale to halt operations at Vargem Grande in 2019 to guarantee the stability of its dams.

January 22, 2021

Responsible Mining Foundation concerned about thousands of abandoned, at-risk tailings facilities worldwide

There are more than 30,000 tailings storage facilities around the world and between 25% to 30% of them are abandoned.

January 21, 2021

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Fire at Vale iron ore terminal could cut shipments by 32m tonnes; China’s imports of Australian copper ore plunged to zero; Kabanga, Tanzania to develop world’s largest nickel deposit