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...
June 4, 2020 Guinea approves SMB-Winning deal for Simandou The consortium won a $14 billion tender last November to develop blocks 1 and 2 of the largest known deposit of its kind.
June 2, 2020 Latin America virus surge puts world’s biggest mines at risk With China getting back to work and Latin America the new virus hot spot, concern is shifting from demand to supply.
June 1, 2020 Copper, iron ore prices surge on signs of quick global recovery Chinese iron ore stockpiles fall to near-four year low and copper price may escape worst of downturn, says new report.
June 1, 2020 Rio Tinto sorry for blasting 46,000-year-old Aboriginal site Rio Tinto destroyed the Juukan Gorge caves last week while carrying out tasks related to its expansion plan in the Pilbara region.
May 29, 2020 Vale reverses order to shut Itabira The labor authorities reported that 200 local employees have tested positive for coronavirus.
May 29, 2020 MINING.COM MINUTE video news roundup launches today We’re proud to introduce the MINING.COM MINUTE, a speedy video roundup of the biggest stories in the mining and metals industry.
May 29, 2020 Fortescue loses bid to appeal court decision in indigenous land case A ruling in 2017 handed the Yindjibarndi people exclusive title rights over 2,700 sqkm of land covering the Solomon hub.
May 29, 2020 Iron ore powers past $100 as supply woes meet robust demand The industrial staple has prospered in 2020 even as covid-19 pandemic hammered industrial activity in many economies.
May 27, 2020 Vale ordered to pay $1.5bn for dam burst damages Judge says funds should be used to pay potential fines related to the deadly 2019 tailings dam collapse in Brumadinho.
SEC to drop long-running fraud case against ex-Rio Tinto CFO over African coal assets SEC accused Guy Elliott and others of inflating the value of African coal assets the company acquired in a disastrous 2011 deal. January 11, 2026 | 06:59 am
Column: Nickel gluts to zinc deficits — LME shadow stocks tell the story While LME registered nickel stocks had been flat-lining since September, off-warrant inventory had been steadily accumulating in LME warehouses. January 11, 2026 | 06:34 am
Gold investors stay bullish after record rally in 2025 Gold is “basically an anti-fiat currency play now more than anything else,” said Mike Wilson, chief investment officer and strategist for Morgan Stanley. January 10, 2026 | 07:46 pm