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.

May 14, 2020

Sierra Leone mining revenue sinks

Mining accounts for more than 80% of the West African country's export revenue.