December 23, 2020

Operations restart at Samarco

Iron ore pellets production started Wednesday, with 7-8 million tonnes expected annually.

December 22, 2020

Iron ore price frenzy grips China’s mammoth steel sector

Prices for iron ore have more than doubled in 2020, putting the steelmaking raw material on track to be the top-performing major commodity for a second straight year.

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.