January 13, 2020 South Africa’s mining industry calls for action to end power crisis Analysts say the government needs to procure more generating capacity fast.
January 10, 2020 US to impose sanctions on Iran’s metal exports and leaders The administration first prepared the sanctions in December, before tensions escalated between the US and Iran.
January 10, 2020 Brazil plans to allow mining in Amazonian indigenous reserves The Brazilian constitution permits the extraction of raw materials from the reserves but a lack of regulation has resulted in widespread wildcat mining across the region.
January 10, 2020 As metal trade shrinks, exchanges fight back with new products It was a year to forget for many of the base metals with copper, aluminium, zinc and lead closing out 2019 little changed from year-start levels.
January 10, 2020 India to propose easing foreign investment rules further But competition from a state-run monopoly, which gets its coal mines free, may stymie Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to attract more investments into the sector.
January 8, 2020 Brazil prosecutor aims to charge Vale within days over tailings dam disaster Prosecutors expect to indict 15 to 20 people.
January 7, 2020 Samarco rebuffs creditors on resumption of debt talks The Brazilian iron ore venture between BHP Group and Vale SA said it has yet to firm up its business plan.
January 7, 2020 BHP looks to India for coal growth as China demand declines BHP projects Indian steelmaking is on course to grow by 7% per year over the next decade.
January 6, 2020 What to watch for in commodities in 2020 After a tumultuous year, iron ore is expected to slide in 2020.
January 3, 2020 China iron ore scales 5-month peak on supply concerns, restocking Iron ore futures rose for a fifth straight session on Friday, with the benchmark Chinese index hitting its highest in five months.
Copper price nears $13,000 on tariffs woes, supply strain Mine outages, tariff risks and tight supply push copper toward a milestone despite weakening Chinese demand. December 29, 2025 | 05:51 am
