June 10, 2019 Bonus schemes play a role in tailings dams failures – research According to a paper in Resources Policy, such compensation packages actively encourage managers to cut costs and increase production regardless of the risks associated with those decisions.
June 10, 2019 Swiss expert to start work on new standards for mining dam safety The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) has picked someone outside the industry to oversee an initiative aimed at setting new dam safety standards for miners.
June 9, 2019 Brazil’s Vale will invest $1.9B to shut down nine dams All of the tailing dams are located in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.
June 7, 2019 This 50-year chart shows just how undervalued commodities are New study plotting US equities against raw material prices going back to 1970 points to 112% upside for commodities just to return to trend.
June 7, 2019 Major miners reveal tailings dam data, action plans following disasters In April, ethical investors working on a global standard for tailings dams had written to 683 listed resource companies, including major miners, asking for information to be made public within…
June 6, 2019 Dalian iron ore falls on supply growth expectation China's iron ore dipped on Thursday and marked its weakest weekly performance in nearly two months.
June 5, 2019 Guinea iron ore prospectors set sights on ArcelorMittal rail The race to mine Guinea's iron ore has started although the focus is not on its giant Simandou deposits but on smaller finds whose output could be transported via Liberia…
June 5, 2019 Vale creates role of safety czar after two deadly dam collapses Brazilian mining giant Vale SA said on Wednesday it had created the new role of executive director for safety and operational excellence.
June 5, 2019 Top 40 miners’ good performance not enough for investors — report According to PwC, investors seemed unimpressed last year, as market valuations fell 18%.
June 4, 2019 Steinmetz’s BSGR bankruptcy fends off Vale’s $2B award Billionaire Beny Steinmetz’s mining company has sought bankruptcy protection in the US, two months after losing a $2 billion arbitration award to Brazilian mining giant Vale.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
