August 17, 2020 Fortescue adds hydrogen-powered coaches at Pilbara Vehicles will replace the existing fleet of diesel coaches at Christmas Creek operations.
August 14, 2020 Vale to move forward with Serra Sul iron ore expansion The world’s top iron ore producer has received board approval for a long-sought expansion of the already giant S11D mine.
August 13, 2020 Vale expands security area around dam in Minas Gerais Company has enlarged the security area around the Doutor dam at the Timbopeba mine in the Mariana Complex.
August 11, 2020 Search for missing bodies to resume in Brumadinho Fire Brigade of Minas Gerais will resume the search for 11 missing victims of the dam collapse on August 27th.
August 11, 2020 China’s steel body expects iron ore port congestion to ease by end of August The China Iron and Steel Association said that discharging difficulties are likely to ease as the weather improves and the coronavirus is under control.
August 10, 2020 Investors call for greater Rio Tinto accountability over destroyed caves British and Australian investment funds say that Rio Tinto's testimony last week raised questions about the accountability of its senior leadership.
August 7, 2020 Rio Tinto didn’t inform cave blast owners of other mine plans Rio CEO Jean-Sébastien Jacques faced an Australian Senate inquiry after the miner in late May legally destroyed sacred caves in Pilbara region.
August 7, 2020 Fortescue rethinking expansion that endangers Australian sacred site Decision comes as an Indigenous group said the project threatened heritage sites, including a 60,000 year-old rock shelter.
August 6, 2020 New global tailings standard guidelines aim for zero harm The first-ever Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management is aimed at strengthening current best practices around tailings dams in the mining sector.
August 5, 2020 Miners need more engineers to meet new tailings dam safety standard More than a third of the world’s tailings dams are at high risk of causing catastrophic damage to nearby communities if they crumble.
First Quantum to sell Spanish mine for $190M Global Panduro, an entity controlled by US private equity Resource Capital Funds, will acquire the past-producing Las Cruces copper mine. December 24, 2025 | 07:28 am
