November 9, 2020

UK court blocks lawsuit against BHP over Brazil dam burst

Case was the largest group claim in English legal history.

November 6, 2020

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

China to expand ban on Australian imports to copper; Rio Tinto closes Argyle diamond mine after 37 years; Tanzania finalizing permit for its first rare earth mine

November 5, 2020

Brazil’s CSN keeps original schedule for IPO of mining unit

Company owns the Casa de Pedra mine and is Brazil's second-largest iron ore exporter.

November 4, 2020

Billionaire Gina Rinehart’s wealth swells with Hancock’s A$4bn profit

Hancock Prospecting reported a A$4 billion ($2.9bn) net profit after tax for financial 2020, a 56% improvement from the A$2.6 billion logged last year.

November 3, 2020

China to expand ban on Australian imports to copper

Reports suggest that copper and sugar exports from Australia into China will be halted.

November 3, 2020

China’s iron ore market appears in supply-demand sweet spot

The question for the market is whether the seeming return of balance between supply and demand is enough to maintain prices at their current levels.

October 29, 2020

No punishment 5 years after the Fundão dam tragedy

Brazilian prosecutors have filed a new lawsuit contesting a compensation package for victims from a 2015 collapsed dam jointly owned by BHP and Vale.

October 29, 2020

NASA finds rare metal asteroid worth more than global economy

The heavy-metal object, called “16 Psyche”, is worth $10,000 quadrillion. That's 70,000 times the world's economy.

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.