December 10, 2020 Iron ore price goes parabolic after cyclone warning World's largest iron ore export terminal is cleared of large vessels, exacerbating an already tight market.
December 10, 2020 Investors back overhaul of Australian mining sector following caves inquiry Rio Tinto's legal destruction of ancient Australian rockshelters showed the mining sector was exposed to material investment risks without more reforms.
December 9, 2020 Vale negotiating funds for state in Brumadinho disaster The injection of billions of reais into funds are to be managed by the state government.
December 9, 2020 Fortescue expects robust demand for steel next year Miner has kept this year's total production forecast at 175 million to 180 million tonnes.
December 9, 2020 Rio Tinto should pay for sacred caves blast — inquiry The parliamentary inquiry into Rio's destruction of a 46,000-year-old sacred Aboriginal site in May did not refer to what financial compensation the miner should pay.
December 8, 2020 Big mining stocks make spectacular covid comeback Early running was made by gold stocks, but large-scale diversified companies and base metal producers have now caught up as iron ore and copper prices rally hard.
December 8, 2020 Minerals and metals demand recovery in 2021 – report Fitch sees mining and metals capital expenditure improving in 2021, compared with 2020.
December 8, 2020 China’s imports of major commodities show early signs of moderating Demand growth is moderating and imports may tend to stay around current levels, rather than show some of the dramatic increases from earlier in 2020.
December 8, 2020 Rio Tinto may face a fine when Australia cave inquiry reports on Weds Even then, in the context of Rio Tinto's $123 billion valuation, the amount was not likely to be material.
December 7, 2020 Steinmetz to face corruption charges at Geneva trial Israeli diamond tycoon is accused of paying or having arranged to pay $10 million in bribes, in order to obtain mining rights over the vast Simandou iron ore project.
Diamond crash 2025: market slump met tech pressure The diamond industry is now shifting from growth to triage, with survival tied less to geology and more to branding. December 29, 2025 | 03:50 am
