December 23, 2019 ArcelorMittal sells shipping stake in drive to cut debt The world’s largest steelmaker is selling half its shipping business part of its strategy to offload $2bn of assets by mid-2021 to cut its debt.
December 23, 2019 Anglo American to boost Minas Rio mine to full capacity as it gets key licence The permit allows the company to complete a third phase of development that will ramp up mine production to 26.5 million tonnes of iron ore per year.
December 22, 2019 Mining companies operating in Russia improve environmental transparency – WWF The World Wildlife Fund found that more miners operating in the country are starting to report their efforts to reduce their carbon footprint.
December 22, 2019 U.S. Steel delivers unwelcome Christmas surprise to Michigan town U.S. Steel announced layoffs for 1,545 workers and the idling of a significant portion of operations at the Great Lakes Works facility.
December 20, 2019 Vale buys back stake in MBR unit from Bradesco The deal leaves Vale holding a 98.3% stake in MBR, which accounted for the production of about 59 million tonnes of iron ore last year.
December 20, 2019 Vale elects new board members The world's largest iron ore miner has elected two new board members.
December 19, 2019 China tightens rules on tailings dam safety New or expansion projects with a dam height of over 200 metres are prohibited, while tailings dams that have been in service for less than five years may not be…
December 19, 2019 Brazil’s Bolsonaro says bill to open indigenous reserves to mining, agriculture ready The proposed rule would have to be approved by Congress, which goes on recess on Friday and doesn’t resume functions until February.
December 18, 2019 Brazilian regulator says Vale dam near Brumadinho is structurally sound ANM said it had visited the dam, and noted only minor superficial irregularities.
December 18, 2019 BHP plans ‘baby steps’ return to commodities trading to cut transaction risk BHP's previous commodities trading stretches back to when it merged with British peer Billiton in 2001.
As gold hits records, Indians opt for bars and coins over jewelry India's total gold demand fell 14% year on year in the first nine months of 2025. December 30, 2025 | 06:06 pm
