February 13, 2019 Brazil’s Vale resumes operations at Espírito Santo port terminal -filing The authorities had closed the port terminal operated by the miner and fined it 35 million reais ($9.43 million) for throwing mining residues in the sea.
February 13, 2019 ‘Let’s make Vale private again,’ but just not yet State-development bank BNDES intends to sell shares in the miner, but has yet to find a good moment to do so.
February 13, 2019 China’s iron ore futures extend pullback amid supply speculation "I think this is just a natural volatility after such a big supply shock"
February 12, 2019 NGOs push to expel Brazil miner Vale from UN pact over dam disaster "The Brumadinho disaster shows that favoring profit over safety has been Vale's standard operating procedure."
February 12, 2019 Inside the global iron ore crisis: What’s next in four charts Iron ore’s dramatic rally will raise costs for steelmakers, potentially crimping their profit margins, unless they are able to pass on the additional burden to customers.
February 12, 2019 Iron ore futures tumble in Singapore as Vale-driven rally frays Vale has flagged production cuts of as much as 70 million tons in the wake of the deadly dam breach, spurring worries about a substantial loss of seaborne supply.
February 11, 2019 Brazil miner Vale knew deadly dam had heightened risk of collapse We used to say these kinds of mining incidents were acts of God, but now ... we consider them failures in engineering.
February 11, 2019 China iron ore rises to record on concerns over Brazilian supply China iron ore futures rose to a record on Monday, the first session after a week-long national holiday, on concerns that supply from Brazil, the country's second-largest ore supplier, may…
February 10, 2019 Minerals Council of Australia calls for tax, workplace law reform According to the industry group, such reform would encourage additional investment in capital and technology.
February 10, 2019 Half of the world’s biggest miners do not keep track of their tailings risk management measures -report The Responsible Mining Foundation says many of the world’s largest mining companies are not able to ‘know and show’ how effectively they are addressing the risks of tailings dam failure…
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
