August 3, 2020 Japan’s steel woes set to be laid bare as top mills give updates The country’s top producers have been pummeled this year as the coronavirus pandemic hurts already weak Japanese demand.
August 3, 2020 HBIS lines up investment in Peru iron ore mine China's second-biggest steelmaker has signed an initial deal to develop the Pampa de Pongo mine.
August 2, 2020 Researchers produce magnetic ‘Fool’s gold’ For the first time ever, US-based scientists turned non-magnetic pyrite into a magnetic material.
July 30, 2020 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Copper price, US strategic minerals, giant Alaska mine gets final nod...
July 30, 2020 Vale eyes mine expansions, Samarco restart Vale announced it was resuming dividend payments, 18 months after the Brumadinho dam disaster.
July 30, 2020 Rio Tinto set on building long-delayed Simandou The miner is speeding up work towards potential development of the giant iron ore project in Guinea, as the investment case grows stronger.
July 29, 2020 Nokia partners with Vivo to provide LTE for Vale Nokia has partnered with Vivo, Brazil’s leading telecommunications company, to provide private LTE wireless services for Vale’s Carajas iron mine. The Vivo-operated service will be part […]
July 29, 2020 Rio Tinto raises dividend, sees ‘V-shaped’ China recovery Miner boosted dividend payments despite a 4% fall in half-year earnings.
July 29, 2020 Vale enacts emergency protocol at Barragem 5 dam The move is a preventative measure in Minas Gerais and does not require the evacuation of the population downstream of the dam.
July 28, 2020 Rio Tinto in discussions with SFO over Simandou probe Miner is seeking a deferred prosecution agreement over a payment it made to a consultant working on Simandou, the Financial Times reported.
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
