July 14, 2020 BHP faces first step in $6.3 billion UK claim over Brazil dam failure Claimants allege BHP ignored safety warnings as the Fundao dam's capacity was repeatedly increased by raising its height.
July 14, 2020 Iron ore price jumps to year high as Chinese imports soar Chinese iron ore imports hit 33-month high in June, on pace for record year.
July 13, 2020 Vale, Kobe and Mitsui to work on low CO2 ironmaking Technology uses natural gas to reduce iron ore for use in steelmaking, offering lower CO2 emissions.
July 13, 2020 Three US universities launch Tailings Center of Excellence Center focuses on responsible and sustainable mine waste management and advancing research-backed best practices.
July 10, 2020 Sacred sites blast exposes Australia’s laws skewed to mining Now, Western Australia government wants to give indigenous groups more say over sacred sites.
July 9, 2020 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Gates, Bezos-backed firm searching for cobalt, gold price above $1,800 with record in sight, and more...
July 9, 2020 No current risk of closures – Brazil mining association Vale's restored production after Brumadinho disaster can push iron ore prices below $100, says Brazilian mining association.
July 7, 2020 Metals production emissions must halve by 2040 – report Wood Mackenzie says if the steel industry doesn’t comply, it would have to pay $191 billion per year in taxes.
July 7, 2020 Australia’s Northern Territory grants ‘major project status’ to Thor’s tungsten/molybdenum project The project is expected to support almost 100 jobs in the area.
July 5, 2020 Oldest ocher mine on American continent discovered in Mexico A flooded cave in Quintana Roo hosts irrefutable evidence of prehistoric mining activities.
How a reclusive ex-Glencore trader became Indonesia’s nickel king Arif Kurniawan has gone from earning paychecks at Glencore to controlling approximately a third of his country’s domestic trade in nickel ore. December 28, 2025 | 03:25 pm
