January 27, 2016 Iron ore price: Seaborne trade is Opec on crack New warnings about impact of super-concentrated supply of steelmaking raw material.
January 27, 2016 Current mining downturn not a ‘normal’ one — Moody’s The ratings agency expects physical supply/demand imbalance to widen further, leaving miners in extremely weak conditions.
January 26, 2016 Vale reopens iron port for at least 60 days The company has now at least 60 days to come up with a plan to address and fix pollution problems tied to its operations Tubarão, one of Vale's most important…
January 25, 2016 CHART: Stop panicking about Chinese growth China’s slowdown is nothing new. Growth peaked in 2007 and had been on a clear downward trend since 2011.
January 25, 2016 Iran goes beyond oil — to sign $5.4bn in mining deals with Italy, France Iran is opening $29 billion of projects to foreign investors now that sanctions have been lifted.
January 22, 2016 Vale port shut down likely to affect iron ore market, prices jump The suspension of activities at Vale's Port of Tubarão, ordered by a Brazilian federal court on Thursday, is likely to cause strong reaction in the global iron ore market.
January 22, 2016 Moody’s puts 175 energy and mining firms on review as low prices bite Top miners BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Vale and Anglo American are among the firms at risk of rating downgrade.
January 21, 2016 Aussie mining tycoon Palmer promises ‘truth’ on massive job cuts at his nickel refinery He said he would open up after a creditors meeting next week in Townsville, where his his Queensland Nickel company is based.
January 21, 2016 Samarco top executives take leave two months after Brazil dam burst CEO Ricardo Vescovi and operations chief Kleber Terra were among those accused of environmental crimes by Brazil’s Federal Police earlier this month.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
