December 21, 2020 Sundance seeks $8.8bn in damages over canceled Congo iron ore project The Congolese government revoked its permit for the Nabeba project.
December 21, 2020 Republic of Congo cancels iron ore project with Sundance Resources The Australian miner started operations in northern Congo in 2010 and has invested almost $300 million.
December 21, 2020 Vale gets license to start work at Capanema Project will add net capacity of 14 million tonnes per year at the Timbopeba site.
December 20, 2020 Landslide at Vale mine in Brazil kills person near location of 2019 dam disaster Vale said it was cooperating with authorities in finding the cause of the landslide.
December 18, 2020 Iron ore price leaps to highest since 2011 Iron ore prices surged again Friday amid trading spikes Chinese steelmakers have called “unreasonable” and “abnormal.”
December 18, 2020 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Rio Tinto taps finance head as new chief executive; SolGold CEO handed shareholder rebuke at annual meeting; Anglo American to divest from thermal coal operations by 2023
December 17, 2020 Rio to invest $10m in low-carbon steelmaking projects The mining giant wants to advance its climate partnership with China Baowu Steel.
December 17, 2020 Rio Tinto taps finance head as new chief executive Jakob Stausholm will have to rebuild Rio’s reputation following an international outcry over its destruction of sacred Aboriginal rock shelters.
December 16, 2020 Iron ore prices on the march again Futures hit fresh record in China after country's steel industry body in call with Rio TInto says current pricing mechanism "unreasonable."
December 15, 2020 Base metals get supercharged thanks to China rebound Industrial metals are well on their way to being among the top performers of 2020.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
