December 7, 2017

Biggest iron ore miner threatens to flood market if prices surge

Brazil's Vale is prepared to unleash as much as 50 million metric tons of spare capacity to balance the market if prices get too high.

December 7, 2017

Minerals Council of Australia launches project to boost sector

The Minerals Council of Australia is launching a research project to identify opportunities for Australia to boost mining and mining services exports and outward mining investment in Asia.

December 6, 2017

Vale sees 2018 iron ore prices not much lower than this year

Fabio Schvartsman also said the company would do everything to resume operations as soon as possible at the Samarco mine.

December 6, 2017

Vale expects to sell up to $1.5 bln in non-core assets through 2020

The Brazilian miner revealed these expectations in a presentation to investors in New York on Wednesday.

December 4, 2017

Iron ore enters bull market as China’s curbs supercharge steel

Spot ore with 62 percent iron content jumped 3.7 percent to $72.68 a metric ton, the highest since September 14, according to Metal Bulletin Ltd.

December 4, 2017

Rio Tinto aims for “intelligent” Australian iron ore mine

This intelligent mine would cost around $2.2 billion to develop and incorporate technologies such as robotics, driverless trains and trucks on a single site.

December 4, 2017

Rio Tinto appoints one of its own as the company’s new chairman

After a nine-month search, the miner has picked the current leader of the remuneration committee, Simon Thompson, to assume the post in March 2018.

December 1, 2017

Brazil new mining regulations pose short-term downside risks: Analysts

Could the lack of a broader mining code overhaul weigh on investor sentiment over the coming months?

December 1, 2017

Canada court backs need to consult aboriginals on projects

Canada's top court ruled in favor of aboriginal bands seeking say in Yukon territorial government effort to develop coal and iron deposits in wilderness.

December 1, 2017

Mining salaries ranked for geologists, metallurgists and the C-suite

Two-thirds of miners increase head count in '17