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.

October 16, 2020

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

BHP says Chinese coal customers have made deferment requests; Newcrest approves Cadia’s expansion; Newmont CEO not interested in returning to Rio Tinto.

October 16, 2020

Rio Tinto vows reform as Australian lawmaker accuses industry of cultural genocide

CEO said miner made key changes since heritage blasts.