February 6, 2019 GE to support the digitalization of ArcelorMittal’s steel plant in Belgium "Downtime is a billion-dollar problem for the industry as unplanned outages can cause the industry to lose up to 10% of production time a year”
February 6, 2019 Vale knew about sensor problems at dam before burst – Globo TV Vale SA was made aware of problems with sensors designed to monitor the structure of a dam that ended up bursting, 2 days before the disaster.
February 6, 2019 Samarco said to reboot creditor talks after Vale Dam disaster Creditors rejected Samarco’s offer to treat the injections as senior or pari-passu debt.
February 6, 2019 Vale licenses to operate Laranjeiras dam, Jangada mine canceled The cut in output forced Vale to declare force majeure in iron ore and pellets contracts on Tuesday.
February 6, 2019 Brazil’s Vale to invest $400m to reduce need for tailings dams Vale has come under intense public pressure since the Jan. 25 dam burst, with some politicians and prosecutors calling for criminal prosecution and a management shakeup.
February 6, 2019 Vale disaster makes miners’ image problem worse: Russell The problem for miners is convincing an increasingly sceptical public of how necessary their industry is.
February 6, 2019 Guinea not flexible on Simandou infrastructure – minister Simandou is one of the world's biggest iron deposits, containing billions of tonnes of high-grade ore, but development has been complicated by its location far from the coast.
February 6, 2019 Aussie mining exports broke records in 2018 Coal became the number one export earner in 2018.
February 5, 2019 Vale declares force majeure on some contracts after deadly dam burst Iron ore prices have surged since the disaster, hitting a nearly two-year high on Monday.
February 5, 2019 The new Cold War and gold The best defense against the repercussions of a mounting pile of debt, and the new cold war, is to own gold - the traditional safe haven.
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
