October 29, 2020 Investors worth $10.2 trillion press global miners for indigenous engagement talks A group of investors has written to the boards of 78 mining companies to seek assurances about how they gain their social licence to operate.
October 29, 2020 Vale nearly doubles net profit as output recovers Net profit for the three months through September climbed to $2.9 billion from $1.6 billion a year earlier.
October 28, 2020 Champion Iron reports record production in Q3 Bloom Lake produced 2.2 million tonnes of high-grade iron ore concentrate during the three months to September.
October 27, 2020 Vale dam-break trauma raises level of ESG funds in Brazil The company's second lethal dam disaster in three years was a formative moment for ethical investment in Brazil.
October 26, 2020 China’s new infrastructure plan to boost metal demand – report The plan will support the government's beneficiation ambition in the metals industry, Fitch says.
October 23, 2020 Brazil prosecutors accuse BHP, Vale of colluding to reduce payouts to disaster victims A mining waste dam burst in 2015 at BHP and Vale's Samarco joint venture in the town of Mariana, releasing a torrent of sludge that killed 19 people.
October 22, 2020 Protesters sit-in at Vale dam burst site, demand aid extension Roughly 150 demonstrators staged a sit-in at the Brazilian miner's administrative building in Brumadinho.
October 22, 2020 Anglo American output in Q3 jumps, thanks to Collahuasi Total production climbed by 24% from Q2 on the back of continued strong performance of Collahuasi copper mine in Chile.
October 21, 2020 Anglo American sued for alleged lead poisoning in Zambia Class action claims there are more than 100,000 in Kabwe who are likely to have suffered lead poisoning as a result of pollution caused by Anglo.
October 21, 2020 Miners speed up automation as covid-19 impacts linger About 20% of people currently working in the mining and metals industry are at risk of being replaced by robots, says the the World Economic Forum.
Platinum price set for biggest monthly gain in 39 years on EU auto policy boost After hitting a record high of $2,478.50 per ounce on Monday, the metal is heading for its biggest yearly growth on record of 146%. December 30, 2025 | 08:37 am
