April 8, 2019 A million tonnes of copper is on the way: it may not be enough Giant mines currently under construction will churn out an additional one million tonnes of copper through 2023, but that won’t be enough.
April 8, 2019 Vale minority shareholders push for board, voting changes A group of minority shareholders in Vale SA has proposed an alternative board member and to change the board election to a cumulative voting system.
April 5, 2019 $6 billion private capital ready to invest in mining Fundraising by unlisted funds for investment in natural resource reached a record $93 billion last year.
April 5, 2019 Investors with $10 trillion in assets pressure miners over tailings safety The move is aimed at providing a tool for institutional investors to assess the risk from their holdings in mining companies.
April 3, 2019 World’s largest iron ore port expects higher exports post Vale With a market facing a global deficit, the world’s biggest iron ore export port is flagging a timely boost in shipments as Fortescue and rivals bring on new mines in…
April 3, 2019 Iron ore thunders higher as mine dams closed, exports collapse Futures topped $90 a tonne on Wednesday amid increasing concern the crisis at Brazil’s Vale SA will be drawn out as regulators ordered dozens of dams to be shut.
April 2, 2019 Auditor that signed off on burst Vale dam appoints new Brazil CEO German auditing firm TÜV SÜD AG has appointed a former Petroleo Brasileiro SA executive to head up its Brazilian subsidiary.
April 2, 2019 Fortescue OKs $2.6B expansion of Iron Bridge magnetite project The announcement follows the company's commitment to build the $1.3 billion Eliwana iron ore mine last year.
April 2, 2019 Iron ore prices shift structurally higher on Vale woes Iron ore prices in China reached a record high on Tuesday as market participants wrestled two dilemmas, namely the weather-related disruptions from Australia and the safety outages in Brazil.
April 2, 2019 Cannabis mania mows down Canada’s junior mining sector There is enough evidence to conclude that risk capital has found a new home, a BDO report shows. The question now is, how and where will junior miners find the…
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
