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.

October 15, 2020

Newmont CEO not interested in returning to Rio Tinto

Prior to joining Newmont in 2014, Tom Palmer spent two decades at Rio.

October 13, 2020

China’s reported ban on Australian coal escalates dispute beyond mere nuisance

Ties between the two have been severely strained on a political level by Canberra’s call for an international investigation into the novel coronavirus pandemic.

October 13, 2020

Aboriginal group says Fortescue withholds royalties on mining leases

The Wintawari Guruma Aboriginal Corporation said that the miner is withholding nearly $1.4 million until it signs off on mining leases that cover areas containing many sacred sites.