January 29, 2019

Vale to end use and dismantle all upstream dams after disaster — CEO

Chief Executive Fabio Schvartsman said Vale would halt operations using those dams and spend 5 billion reais ($1.3 billion) to decommission them.

January 29, 2019

Brazil mine disaster prompts Bolsonaro rethink on environment

Bolsonaro and his cabinet are swiftly dialing back promises of deregulation.

January 29, 2019

Vale eyed dam design changes in 2009 that may have prevented disaster

The International Coalition of Large Dams (ICOLD) group "is recommending that dams, especially large dams, be built by dam professionals.

January 29, 2019

Five Vale staff and contractors arrested after Brazil dam disaster

Two other engineers, who worked for Germany’s TUEV SUED on a contract where they attested to the safety of the Vale dam, were arrested in Sao Paulo.

January 29, 2019

Nucor profit jumps on higher steel tariff, strong demand

The best way to sum up 2018 is this - it was a record year for Nucor

January 28, 2019

Vale’s management team on thin ice as spill fallout snowballs

“Before pointing out fingers we need to see what happened first”

January 28, 2019

India iron ore output seen at 9-year high before leases expire

“It’s a shame if we say that we are importing iron ore. It’s like selling ice to the eskimos”

January 28, 2019

China’s iron ore hits 16-month high after Vale dam disaster

We do not expect to see a big rebound in iron ore prices in view of this deadly accident as China's iron ore demand over the short term will be…

January 28, 2019

Chinese iron ore traders face uncertainty after Vale’s Brazilian mine disaster

"We're worried that the mine accident might lead to higher premiums on low-aluminium iron ore"

January 28, 2019

Brazil securities regulator probes Vale’s filings on dam collapse

By Monday, local officials had confirmed at least 60 people dead and said they fear that among the hundreds who are still missing there will be very few survivors.