January 16, 2020

Rio Tinto’s full-year iron ore shipments drop on disruptions from cyclone and fire

Rio Tinto posted a 3% drop in iron ore shipments in 2019.

January 16, 2020

Vale halts Esperança tailings operations

Vale cited the need to do a technical evaluation and potentially carry out work to improve safety at the site.

January 16, 2020

Brazil police say key part of Vale dam probe to wrap up in June

The police probe is one of several parallel investigations into the causes of the dam's collapse, which killed at least 255 people just under a year ago.

January 14, 2020

Australian Vanadium signs agreement with Chinese steelmaker

AVL signed a letter of intent with Hebei Yanshan Vanadium and Titanium Industry Technology Research.

January 14, 2020

Iron price gains as China imports leap to over 1 billion tonnes

December cargo volumes highest since September 2018 as Beijing's economic stimulus pays off.

January 14, 2020

Vale mulls raising stake in power generation company

Vale is a majority owner in Aliança Energia with a 55% stake.

January 13, 2020

BHP says Westpac chairman will not stand for re-election on its board

Lindsay Maxsted remain a member of the board, and on the risk and audit committees until the 2020 annual general meeting.

January 13, 2020

INFOGRAPHIC: The periodic table of commodity returns

Today’s visualization compares individual commodity returns between 2010 and 2019.

January 13, 2020

Ferrexpo full-year production drops marginally as demand wanes

Steel demand in China is expected to fall 0.6% in 2020.

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.