September 22, 2019 BHP expects to meet iron ore commitments despite Jimblebar maintenance BHP was commenting after speculation in China last week of problems at its Jimblebar ore handing plant and reclaimer facilities.
September 20, 2019 Brazil to lay criminal charges against Vale, auditor in dam burst Police said the companies presented fake documents backing the stability of the dam that collapsed in January.
September 20, 2019 SL Mining to halt operations at Marampa iron ore mine in Sierra Leone The move follows a shipment ban imposed by the government in July.
September 19, 2019 Iron ore price plunges, “panic” selling of coking coal “What has happened has definitely irked policymakers in China. That puts a lot of pressure on coal imports for the end of the year.”
September 18, 2019 CHARTS: Mining is riding out US-China trade war There is weakness elsewhere, but China's commodity business model of importing raw material is in fine shape, says new report.
September 18, 2019 BHP CEO’s pay cut by almost 25% after worker’s death, runaway train While Andrew Mackenzie's base salary was kept at $1.7m, earnings including benefits totalled $3.5m, down from the $4.6m he pocketed in 2018.
September 17, 2019 China’s August zinc output at highest since December 2017 — stats bureau Also, China's August alumina output rose 3.5% year-on-year to 6.04 million tonnes.
September 17, 2019 Vale misled public on dangerous dams, prompting Brazil probe — source Brazilian prosecutors are looking into ex-CEO Schvartsman's declaration that Vale had already shuttered nine upstream dams in response to the 2015 collapse.
September 16, 2019 Most valuable steel mill in India sees iron ore drop to $60 Iron ore prices are moving in a completely different direction to other materials.
September 15, 2019 Brazilian state signs $2.2bn ‘mega-dam’ deal with Chinese miner – report The "mega-dam" would be some 70 times bigger than the tailings dam that collapsed at Vale's site in the town of Brumadinho in January.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
