June 29, 2017 Caterpillar reshuffles top management for mining divisions Doug Hoerr, Caterpillar's vice president of the material handling & underground division, is retiring in August after more than 20 years with the company.
June 27, 2017 Brazil’s Vale shareholders approve corporate reorganization Shareholders of Brazil's Vale SA approved a share conversion plan on Tuesday in a move that should boost transparency, give equal votes to all shares and limit government meddling in…
June 26, 2017 Iron ore price: BHP starts work on $3.2 billion mine South Flank will replace lost production from 80mtpa Yandi operation reaching end of its life.
June 26, 2017 South Africa’s chamber of mines challenges new charter in court South Africa's Chamber of Mines has applied to a high court for an interdict to prevent the implementation of a new charter that increases the minimum threshold for black ownership…
June 26, 2017 Global environmentalist Yolanda Kakabadse to Chair IUCN independent scientific panel on Brazil’s Rio Doce watershed IUCN former President, globally recognised environmentalist Yolanda Kakabadse, will Chair the new IUCN independent scientific and technical advisory panel on the restoration of the Rio Doce watershed in Brazil, following…
June 25, 2017 China shuns Indian iron ore in favour of Australia’s Chinese steel mills are turning their backs on India and embracing Australia as a source of higher-grade ore for steelmaking.
June 23, 2017 Iron ore reverts to supply-driven market after 2016 aberration: Russell Iron ore's demand-driven price surge last year is increasingly looking like an aberration as supply factors once again start to weaken the price outlook.
June 22, 2017 Australia’s Atlas defers new iron ore mine over price falls Australia's Atlas Iron, which narrowly escaped collapse when iron or prices crashed in 2015, has deferred construction of a new mine, citing weak prices for the steelmaking commodity.
June 22, 2017 After rainforest victory for Brazil’s environmentalists, a mining battle looms Brazil ministry wants to open border regions to foreign miners. Amazon-basin area about the size of Alaska could be affected.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
