November 21, 2019

‘I love you’ Goldman Sachs, Cliffs CEO says year after outburst

A year after Lourenco Goncalves raged against analysts from Goldman Sachs, the Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. chief’s acrimony has reversed 180 degrees.

November 19, 2019

SEC opens preliminary probe of Vale over dam tragedy

The US regulator decided to proceed with the probe of the company last week after a meeting with Brazilian prosecutors.

November 18, 2019

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon hits “highest level in a decade”

Areas where trees have been removed soared 29.5% to 9,762 square km in the year to July 30, 2019 at a pace equivalent to about two soccer fields a minute…

November 15, 2019

Russian steel giant MMK to spend $600 million on environmental projects

The news comes only a week after Russia ditched plans to set greenhouse-gas emissions targets.

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.