February 26, 2020 Ship carrying Vale iron ore damaged off Brazil coast The ship's commander issued an emergency satellite alert on Tuesday and took the vessel to a sandbar.
February 26, 2020 Rio Tinto’s best earnings since 2011 clouded by virus risks Company announced ordinary dividend of $6.2 billion in 2019 and total cash returns of $7.2 billion.
February 26, 2020 Rio’s $1bn spend to reach zero emissions “not enough” Rio's boss said consumers, governments and shareholders must all be willing to make sacrifices if climate targets are to be met.
February 25, 2020 Iron ore shows rain can triumph over China virus fears Iron ore’s robust performance is built around supply disruptions from Australia and Brazil.
February 25, 2020 Anglo Pacific sees ‘mildly positive impact’ of coronavirus Coking coal prices, which makes up the the majority of the company's earnings, are up 14%.
February 25, 2020 Western Australia is world’s new top mining destination No Canadian provinces made the top ten list this year.
February 21, 2020 Brazil mining royalties jump 40% to record high Brazil received more than $1 billion dollars in mineral royalties in 2019.
February 21, 2020 Rio Tinto’s lone female board member to be joined by three more women Changes over the course of 2020 will bring the total of women to four out of 12 directors.
February 21, 2020 BP slammed for lofty climate change ambition, Rio ignored for small step Two major resource companies made two very different announcements recently, both on the theme of addressing climate change.
February 21, 2020 Internal probe confirms Vale knew Brumadinho dam was unsafe The iron ore giant was aware of the facility’s fragile condition from 2003.
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