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.

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.