December 8, 2025 Vale to boost autonomous truck fleet in deal with Caterpillar Vale's fleet would reach 90 units, up from 18 at the end of this year.
December 5, 2025 Battery electric trucks hit Pilbara in joint BHP, Rio Tinto test The Caterpillar partnership will help miners assess charging needs, power management, and scale-up potential.
December 4, 2025 Rio Tinto targets $10B assets selloff as Trott resets the miner Rio Tinto’s new CEO pushes a sweeping overhaul aimed at tightening costs, simplifying business structures and boosting long-term growth.
December 3, 2025 Iron ore shakeup begins as Simandou’s first boat heads for China The Winning Youth vessel — loaded with iron ore from the $23 billion Simandou mine — set sail on Tuesday evening.
December 3, 2025 Fortescue works with Chinese steelmaker on new green iron technology The project aims to develop a new technology that will remove the process of pre-treating raw materials.
December 2, 2025 Vale expects iron ore output to rise by up to 3% in 2026 Company forecast its iron ore output to range between 335 million and 345 million metric tons next year.
December 2, 2025 BHP’s latest bid for Anglo topped $53B — report The world's largest miner offered £34/share (approx. $42.5), a 24% premium to Anglo's £27.36 close, but it was not enough to succeed.
December 1, 2025 Algoma Steel to cease blast furnace operations, lay off 1,000 workers as tariffs bite The Trump administration's 50% tariffs on foreign steel have significantly restricted access for Canadian producers to the US market.
December 1, 2025 Nippon Steel sees US Steel weak performance as temporary, executive says Last month, it widened its net loss forecast for the year to March 31 to 60 billion yen from 40 billion yen.
November 27, 2025 Vale announces $0.67 per share in dividends and interest on equity Vale said it will pay dividends of about 1.24 real per share on January 7, and of about 0.77 real per share on March 4.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am