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.

September 13, 2019

Vale partially halts work at second-largest iron ore mine

Brucutu, which has an annual capacity of 30 million tonnes of iron ore, is Minas Gerais state's largest mine.

September 12, 2019

South African mining output rises for first time in nine months

Coal and iron ore production surged while gold declined.

September 11, 2019

Mitsui to expand LNG, iron ore assets despite signs of slowing economies

Last year, Mitsui announced investments in two iron ore projects in Australia.

September 9, 2019

Iron ore prices rebound on spike in China imports

Iron ore price surges as shipments to top consumer hits 19-month high.