September 30, 2020

Prosecutors want to cancel Vale’s $44m Brumadinho deal

Document signed by Vale and the Brazil government has the potential to transfer to the miner the management of some national parks in Minas Gerais, according to prosecutors.

September 29, 2020

Rio needs more than a safe pair of hands

Outgoing CEO Jean-Sebastien Jacques has left plenty of problems for his replacement, well beyond the public relations disaster in Western Australia.

September 28, 2020

Brazil’s hidden treasures

Country still takes baby steps when it comes to research and exploration compared to major producers like Canada and Australia, or even neighbors Chile and Peru.

September 28, 2020

Cleveland-Cliffs to buy ArcelorMittal USA for $1.4 billion

The deal would make Cleveland-Cliffs the biggest flat-rolled steel producer in North America.

September 28, 2020

Vale suspends waste disposal operations at Viga plant

Activities at the Viga mine are unaffected, company said.

September 27, 2020

Scientists give new clues to find iron ore deposits

The key is to know that some deposits are formed from an unusual magma-like liquid.

September 25, 2020

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Pebble Partnership CEO resigns, metals and mining stock price massacre...

September 25, 2020

Aboriginal group says Rio Tinto ignored pleas to save sacred cave from blast

Representatives of the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura (PKKP) peoples sent communications as early as 2008, setting out the importance of the site, the group said in a submission to…

September 22, 2020

Rio Tinto to develop bonded area operations for blending iron ore at Dalian port

Dalian port has blended over 46 million tonnes of iron ore within its bonded area since 2016 when it first started the operation, the most among Chinese ports.

September 21, 2020

Monday mining massacre as gold, copper, iron ore prices tank

Gold price falls $70 an ounce, copper drops over 3% and iron ore rout accelerates, sending shares in major mining companies skidding.