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.
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.
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