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.
July 28, 2020 Indonesia moving up the mining value chain – report The mining industry will increasingly lose dominance as a driver of Indonesia’s mineral exports, Fitch says.
July 28, 2020 Vale develops first 100% electric locomotive in Brazil The pilot-phase for the EMD Joule locomotive is expected to be launched in H2 2020.
July 28, 2020 Kumba Iron Ore posts 17% decline in interim earnings The company also approved a $426 million project at its Kolomela operations.
July 26, 2020 Coronavirus deaths hit ArcelorMittal plant in Mexico The dead include employees, contractors and suppliers to the plant.
July 24, 2020 Australia to curb ‘excessive’ wait times for project approvals The National Cabinet’s decision to adopt a new process for environmental approvals will cut waiting times for mining projects.
July 23, 2020 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Massive Canadian mine gets green light, Pentagon resumes rare earth program, and more...
July 22, 2020 Map shows global mining “relatively unscathed” by pandemic "It’s likely that miners will need to boost investment in local communities for some time as the full impact of covid-19 continues to play out."
July 22, 2020 BHP faces biggest UK class action over Brazil dam collapse Local groups are seeking a total of 5 billion pounds ($6.33 billion) for the collapse of the Fundão Dam.
July 21, 2020 High gold, iron ore prices drive Brazil mining revenue In Q2 2020, mining companies reached a production value of $7.5 billion, 9% higher than Q1.
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
