March 5, 2020 Brazil state authority defends licensing Anglo American facility expansion Company tries to expand an iron ore facility, including a mining waste dam, in Minas Gerais.
March 5, 2020 Brazil court releases $10m in frozen funds to Vale for studies on Brumadinho Study will be used to stipulate indemnities of those affected.
March 5, 2020 Brazil CSN revives plan for mining unit IPO Company's CEO talked about the possibility in an investor conference call.
March 5, 2020 The best places to mine are still in the developed world – and that’s a problem The Fraser Institute's annual survey shows that uncertainty is a confidence killer among mining executives.
March 5, 2020 Sierra Leone iron ore crisis creates debt-racked ghost town In all, 1,700 workers at Marampa were dismissed due to a legal dispute with the government.
March 5, 2020 Glencore finds facts that “may be relevant” to corruption probes The Swiss miner and commodity trader is being investigated for alleged corruption and bribery in the UK, US and Brazil.
March 5, 2020 China-backed JV set to start work at Simandou The Chinese agency overseeing the biggest government-owned companies is close to approving the development of the vast iron ore deposit in Guinea.
March 4, 2020 China iron ore futures resume rise on stimulus optimism The Dalian Commodity Exchange's May iron ore contract ended up 0.9% at $95.13 a tonne.
March 4, 2020 Brazil prosecutors seek to block expansion of Anglo American mining dam Expansion in Minas Gerais state includes raising the height of a dam that contains mining tailings.
March 4, 2020 Rio emissions targets have investors, green groups up in arms Activist investors led by a Friends of the Earth's subsidiary have tabled a shareholder resolution calling for tougher goals.
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