November 15, 2019 Global public consultation launched on tailings dam standards The initiative aims to prevent a repeat of Vale's tailings dam burst in January, which killed 300 people.
November 14, 2019 BHP’s incoming CEO a much needed breeze of fresh air for the mining industry “Ethical,” “thoughtful,” “gender-equality champion,” are just some of the adjectives describing Mike Henry, BHP's next leader.
November 13, 2019 Caterpillar moves a billion tonnes autonomously at Fortescue Metals The mine’s fleet of autonomous trucks traveled more than 33.5 million km without a single safety incident.
November 13, 2019 BHP names Mike Henry as new CEO Henry will replace Andrew Mackenzie effective January 1, 2020.
November 13, 2019 China-backed JV to develop giant Simandou north iron ore deposit in Guinea Guinea’s Societe Miniere de Boke (SMB) and Singapore’s Winning International Group offered $14 billion to build a mine and related infrastructure.
November 11, 2019 Global iron ore production to grow 0.9% annually until 2028 – report Fitch analysts expect to see continued regulatory scrutiny over Vale and the iron ore sector.
November 11, 2019 Vale outlook cut implies at least 14.7% sales drop in 2019 The outlook change is due to "greater visibility on sales expected for the fourth quarter."
November 7, 2019 Italy ready for ‘legal battle of century’ with ArcelorMittal The Italian government will fight ArcelorMittal in the courts if it goes back on a pledge to buy steelmaker Ilva.
November 7, 2019 BHP says it is unaffected by sanctions on China’s COSCO COSCO operates in multiple segments of the seaborne trade, including container and dry bulk shipping.
November 6, 2019 Brazil court says could annul Vale acquisition of Ferrous Resources Vale said in August that it had to temporarily halt operations at the Viga concentration plant of its newly-acquired Ferrous Resources do Brasil due to “inconsistency in the documents.
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