February 7, 2019

Brazil set to ban upstream tailings dams after collapse kills hundreds

The National Mining Agency aims to issue an ordinance on Friday requiring that upstream tailings dams be taken down or converted into other types of dams.

February 6, 2019

Iron ore prices reach almost two-year high

Analysts believe the price surge lines up with the market halting up to 40 million metric tonnes of Vale’s iron ore production.

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.