June 15, 2018

South Africa’s new mining charter to credit past black deals

The charter produced in 2017, drafted by previous Minerals Minister Mosebenzi Zwane, threatened as many as 100,000 jobs.

June 15, 2018

Samarco is said nearing settlement with Brazil prosecutors

Resolving the legal cases will allow talks with creditors to begin as the company starts to draft its long-term business plan.

June 14, 2018

Vedanta mulls options for Indian iron ore workers after shutdown-sources

Vedanta is considering options including lay-offs for some of the 2,000 employees of its iron ore business that was shut down by a court.

June 14, 2018

Iron ore price: BHP adds high-grade, lump ore for just $42 a tonne

BHP building $3.4B mine amid surging lump premiums, high-grade fines prices up 30% in a year, is latest indicator iron ore is once again a mining cash cow.

June 14, 2018

Brazil’s new mining code rules rolled out

The new rules are a clear effort to improve the current legislation as seamlessly as possible, but in close attention to the international industry dynamics and to a number of…

June 12, 2018

Brazilian President changes decades-old mining laws to lure investment, protect environment

The two separate decrees aim at making the local industry more competitive and sustainable, while while implementing rules on the collection of higher mining royalties.

June 11, 2018

Australia’s Port Hedland iron ore shipments to China rise 2.4 pct in May

Iron ore shipments from the world's biggest export terminal rose to 45 million tonnes in May from 42.6 million tonnes in the previous month.

June 11, 2018

Vale moves ahead with long-awaited expansion of Voisey’s Bay mine

Transiting Voisey's Bay nickel mine from open-pit operations to underground will cost about $2 billion, and is expected to extend its productive life to 2035.

June 8, 2018

Iron ore price: Chinese imports rebound

But port stocks hit new record.

June 8, 2018

Vale confirms coming ‘announcement’ about Canada’s Voisey’s Bay mine

Government and company officials told CBC News that a "significant" mining announcement would take place on Monday.