April 3, 2020 Virus curbs force oil, mine workers to move across a continent Some of the biggest mining and energy companies are scrambling to respond to tightening controls on movement inside Australia.
April 3, 2020 Brazil shuts 47 mining dams deemed unsafe More than half of them belong to Vale, whose Córrego do Feijão mine’s tailings collapsed last year, releasing a torrent of mining waste that killed about 270 people.
April 2, 2020 ARM says JV gets green light to load iron ore amid lockdown Assmang, a 50-50 venture with Assore, had received authorization from the mines ministry to operate its load-out stations at the Khumani and Beeshoek mines.
April 2, 2020 Shanghai iron ore, steel futures recover from losses in early trade Benchmark iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange recovered after a 3% drop earlier, ending up 0.9% at 647 yuan a tonne.
April 1, 2020 Vale ponders short-term options to raise Brucutu mine output Operations at Brucutu, with an annual capacity of 30 million tonnes, have been halted at various times over the past year.
March 31, 2020 South32 files request for arbitration in Colombia royalty dispute There is a dispute over royalty payments from its majority-owned Cerro Matoso ferronickel mine.
March 31, 2020 Vale says resumption of lost capacity could be slowed Vale calculates roughly 18 million tonnes of output could be interrupted in the transoceanic market.
March 28, 2020 Guinea partners with China-backed consortium at Simandou The Simandou deposit holds estimated reserves of more than 2 billion tonnes of high-grade iron ore.
March 27, 2020 Australia’s iron ore giants push workers to stay at mine sites to escape coronavirus Rio Tinto, BHP and Fortescue are moving workers who would usually commute from major cities to stay on site for a minimum of two weeks.
March 27, 2020 South Africa lockdown to hit Anglo American output Most of the company’s mines remain open, but with reduced workforce and production.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
