May 24, 2019 Anger mounts at Vale in Brazil town at risk for new dam burst The Minas Gerais environment secretary estimated this week that the dam had a 10-15% chance of collapsing.
May 23, 2019 Brazil’s Vale, China’s CCCC to co-invest in northern Brazil steel plant State-controlled China Communications Construction Co and iron ore miner Vale SA have agreed to set up a steel mill in Brazil's northern state of Pará with a $450 million investment.
May 23, 2019 Japan’s JFE head says not expecting further rise in iron ore prices The iron ore market is surging, with prices last week topping the $100-per-tonne level for the first time in five years.
May 22, 2019 Iron ore is surging, but not all producers are joining the party — opinion While iron ore prices have surged to a five-year high above $100 a tonne, not all producers of the steel-making ingredient are sharing in the bounty.
May 22, 2019 Delrey moves ahead with acquisition of vanadium property in Newfoundland According to the Vancouver-based miner, there are low exploration and development costs associated with the project.
May 21, 2019 What soaring iron ore and faltering copper say about China — opinion The fortunes of two commodities are beholden to China, the world's biggest importer and user of both iron ore and copper.
May 19, 2019 Canada vows ‘full steam ahead’ on ratifying trade pact after US lifts metals tariffs "We were very clear that as long as the 232 tariffs were there it would be very, very hard for us to ratify the new NAFTA," Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland…
May 19, 2019 Only one-eighth of the solar system should be mined – study Researchers want space-miners to focus on the Moon, Mars and iron-rich bodies tumbling through the asteroid belt and leave things such as Jupiter and Saturn alone.
May 17, 2019 Iron ore price tops $100 a tonne for the first time in 5 years Increasing supply worries after Vale warns of another dam burst.
May 16, 2019 Vale says another dam may collapse next week According to a document published on Thursday, prosecutors said Vale is predicting the dam in the city of Barao de Cocais may collapse next week.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
