May 20, 2020 Iron ore price surges on Brazil covid-19 crisis Benchmark prices close in on $100 a tonne on Brazil supply fears — "You can't move dirt working from home."
May 20, 2020 Queensland passes law to jail mining bosses over deaths Top executives face up to 20 years in prison and A$13 million ($8.6m), if found criminally negligent over workers' deaths.
May 20, 2020 Minas Gerais municipalities waiting on Vale royalties Ten cities affected by the disaster at Brumadinho wait for Vale to transfer funds on a agreement to cover losses in mining royalties.
May 19, 2020 Brazil mining sector to quickly bounce back after covid-19 President of the industry association says the sector will be the first to respond to recovery of the Brazilian economy.
May 19, 2020 China targets Australia barley, but what matters is coal, LNG, iron ore Move is seen as Beijing’s ongoing expression of displeasure over Canberra’s role in pushing for an international investigation into the origins of covid-19.
May 19, 2020 Vale after NYC real estate moguls for Simandou compensation Vale alleges the $500 million it paid BSGR to partner in Guinea was fraudulently funnelled into Manhattan's real estate market.
May 18, 2020 Covid-19 impact on iron ore market — report Fitch now expects iron ore production to grow by 0.8% y-o-y in 2020 compared with 4.7% y-o-y in 2019.
May 18, 2020 Sweden reports its biggest ever quake caused by mining in Arctic Kiruna, the world's biggest underground iron ore mine, has been closed until further notice.
May 18, 2020 Sierra Leone detains five expatriate managers at iron ore mine The arrests come amid the SL Mining’s legal battle with the government.
May 14, 2020 Vale operating license suspended in Brumadinho Health agents said the company's activities did not respect the rules of social distancing.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am