March 13, 2019 Mining’s dirty secret faces a climate reckoning Producing a single metric ton of steel in a blast furnace typically releases around 2.3 tons of carbon dioxide, not much less than you’d get from burning a ton of…
March 13, 2019 Brazil government kickstarts efforts to mine indigenous reserves: official Brazil's government wants Congress to reconsider a decades-old proposal to allow mining in indigenous reserves, which occupy 13% of the country's territory.
March 12, 2019 Workers put brakes on wrong train in BHP iron ore train derailment-regulator The train had to be deliberately derailed after it reached speeds of 162 km/hour (101 mph), destroying two locomotives, 245 ore cars and 2 km (1.2 miles) of track.
March 12, 2019 Mixed signals for China steel and iron ore point to prices drifting lower More certainty is needed on the demand outlook before prices can lock in a definitive direction.
March 11, 2019 China iron ore futures hit lowest in March so far on steel curbs The drop in futures mirrored weakness that has prevailed in the physical market since last week, as steel mills reduced output to comply with anti-smog measures.
March 10, 2019 Salary not top priority for mining jobseekers – Study Out of 800 people polled, 40% prioritize work-life balance.
March 8, 2019 Brazil’s Vale removes executives after request by dam burst prosecutors Vale did not identify the executives or say what relation they had with the operation in Brumadinho, where the Jan. 25 disaster occurred.
March 8, 2019 Amazon rainforest’s riches up for grabs as Brazil to open indigenous reserves to mining Brazil’s new right-wing government is going ahead with announced changes to current mining regulations, which include a controversial plan to open up indigenous reserves to mining.
March 7, 2019 Rio Tinto’s shares take hit after two analyst downgrades The hit comes just days after the miner's investors were handed a $4 billion special dividend.
March 6, 2019 China’s iron ore futures fall as anti-smog measures weigh The level 1 alert, the highest in China's four-tier pollution warning system, has been in place since March 1 and requires steel mills to curb output by 40%-70%.
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
