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.
October 20, 2020 Brazil metal exports up 36% in Q3 vs Q2, driven by Vale Iron ore exports totaled around $8 billion, 62% higher than in Q2.
October 20, 2020 Vale ramps up faster than thought in new blow to iron ore price bulls Company produced more iron ore than expected last quarter amid a record haul at its newer mines in northern Brazil.
October 20, 2020 Pilbara set for major hydrogen plant The Asian Renewable Energy Hub, which would use electricity from wind and solar to produce hydrogen and ammonia, hopes to soon be awarded major project status by the Australian government.
October 20, 2020 BHP scraps $2.5bn Olympic Dam expansion plan It has decided against the brownfield expansion project after studies of the ore body revealed weaker than expected results.
October 19, 2020 Vale reports rise in quarterly iron ore output Company produced 88.7 million tonnes of iron ore in Q3, up 31.2% from the previous quarter and up 2.3% from the same period a year before.
October 19, 2020 BHP posts 7% rise in iron ore output, flags production hit in Q2 The world's largest listed miner said it produced 74 million tonnes (Mt) of Western Australia Iron Ore in the three months ended Sept. 30.
October 19, 2020 Vale aims for 400m tonnes of iron ore per year by 2023 The company is already producing 1 million tonnes of iron ore daily.
October 19, 2020 SMB-Winning aims to bring Simandou into production by 2025 Guinea's government is requiring the developers of Simandou to build a 650 km railway and a deepwater port to transport the ore.
As gold hits records, Indians opt for bars and coins over jewelry India's total gold demand fell 14% year on year in the first nine months of 2025. December 30, 2025 | 06:06 pm