April 13, 2020

Vale to prepay $179 million to suppliers

Company will pay 3,000 small suppliers by the end of April, in a move to help ease the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak.

April 9, 2020

Russia slams Trump’s order to spur mining on the moon

Space agency Roscosmos has likened the Presidential order to colonialism.

April 8, 2020

Rio goes ahead with dividend amid coronavirus uncertainty

Chairman Simon Thompson said the company had decided to go ahead with paying the dividend due on April 16.

April 7, 2020

Coronavirus boosts Anglo Pacific’s role as financier to miners

Geographically, the company is looking for projects in South America, Australia and Europe.

April 7, 2020

Miners’ response to Brazil dam disaster still weak — report

The Responsible Mining Foundation says vast majority of companies are still unable to demonstrate that they are reviewing how effectively they are managing TSF-related risks.

April 6, 2020

Covid-19 cuts $280bn swathe through top 50 mining companies

MINING.COM's ranking of the world's 50 largest mining companies based on market value shows a beleaguered industry at the end of the first quarter 2020.

April 6, 2020

Rio introduces covid-19 measures in Pilbara

The miner is enacting measures to help protect employees and the community while keeping operations running safely.

April 5, 2020

As China reopens, Africa’s woes threaten to starve its factories

Most African countries have closed their borders and several have limited internal travel or imposed lockdowns.

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.