June 10, 2020

Rio loses Australian indigenous backing after blasting sacred caves

An Australian indigenous group has suspended the company from its reconciliation plan.

June 10, 2020

Vale raises potential failure alert at three dams

Level one emergency alert issued for three inactive tailings dams in the state of Minas Gerais.

June 9, 2020

China to re-invest in its mining industry — report

China's steel association has called for an increase in domestic iron ore production as well as greater investment in exploration overseas to ensure supplies.

June 9, 2020

Guinea signs Simandou iron deal with SMB-Winning consortium

It is expected to be minerals-rich Guinea's largest industrial mining project to date.

June 8, 2020

Iron ore soars as Vale ordered to shut down mines

A Brazilian judge ordered the closure of the Conceição, Cauê and Periquito mines after 188 workers tested positive for covid-19.

June 7, 2020

Vale reaffirms iron ore output forecast after court decision

Vale said it is keeping its monthly production forecast at Itabira at 2.7 million tonnes "for the next months."

June 7, 2020

Ice Favorability Index promises to increase prospectors’ chances of striking gold on the moon

Researchers at the University of Central Florida created a geological model to give prospectors looking to mine the moon better odds of […]

June 5, 2020

Vale gets preliminary license to expand Serra Leste

Company plans to increase the production in Pará from current 6 million tonnes per year to 10 million tonnes per year.

June 5, 2020

Traditional owners say Rio Tinto knew importance of caves razed for mine

The caves, for which Rio funded at least four excavations, revealed thousands of archaeological remnants subsequent to its 2013 approval to destroy the site.

June 4, 2020

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Fallout from Australian aboriginal cave blast widens, Novagold under short seller attack, and more...