August 26, 2018 Vale’s iron ore output will rise only if prices increase -CEO Fabio Schvartsman said the company would ramp up annual production to 450 million tonnes only when prices rise.
August 23, 2018 Brazil’s Usiminas seeks to sell stake in miner Musa Brazilian steelmaker Usiminas has hired Banco BTG Pactual SA to sell its 70 percent stake in its mining company.
August 22, 2018 Planes and trains oust miners from top ranks of Canada benchmark Companies that make and move things are now a bigger part of Canada’s stock market than those that dig them up.
August 22, 2018 Russian ministries reject proposed windfall tax on metals and mining firms Russian government ministries have agreed that a proposed windfall tax on metals, mining and chemical companies was inappropriate.
August 21, 2018 Brazil’s Samarco mine unlikely to restart in 2019 -BHP There is little likelihood that Brazil's Samarco iron ore mine, a joint venture between Vale SA and BHP Billiton, will restart operations next year even though it expects to have…
August 21, 2018 BHP’s costs crash diet is running out of steam: David Fickling Going on a crash diet seems great while you’re shedding the pounds. The problem is sticking with it for the long term.
August 20, 2018 BHP annual profit jumps 33 percent, misses forecast Analysts thought profits would reach $9.27 billion.
August 20, 2018 L&M Coal Holdings wins $40m NZ high court action against Bathurst Resources LMCH successfully argued that further payment for West Coast coal assets that it sold to Buller in 2010 in a deferred settlement agreement was due because Buller had triggered agreed…
August 19, 2018 Australian iron ore miner Fortescue’s annual profit halves Fortescue Metals said that its annual profit halved as prices for its lower quality iron ore fell.
August 16, 2018 Anglo Pacific buys iron ore royalty stake, seeks more deals Anglo Pacific shares were up 2.5 percent by 1053 GMT, while the wider sector had gained 1 percent.
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