June 10, 2019 China’s iron ore surges as tight supply concerns resurface China's iron ore jumped the most in nearly two weeks on Monday amid limited supply as stocks at the country's ports shrank further.
June 10, 2019 Five BHP tailings dams could pose ‘extreme risk’ to communities in event of collapse The Australian miner released risk assessment results in response to pressure from a group of investors that requested information on facilities controlled by nearly 700 mining companies be disclosed.
June 10, 2019 Outback town that rivaled Manhattan’s prices now gathers dust Of all the mining-town booms spawned by China’s insatiable appetite for minerals, few were as epic as that of Australia’s Port Hedland.
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…
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
