November 17, 2015 Brazil mine accident puts tailings ponds safety back in the hot spot Until early November, the failure at the Canadian Mount Polley copper mine had been the worst such breach in recent years.
November 17, 2015 Mining company in Brazil says two other dams at risk of breaching near earlier deadly dam burst Two more dams at the iron ore mine that suffered a dam breach earlier this month are at risk of bursting and are undergoing emergency repairs, mining company officials said…
November 17, 2015 Rio Tinto to close Queensland coal mine if extension gets rejected The company said that extending Kestrel, its only underground coal operation, would add 20 years to the mine’s life.
November 16, 2015 Vale: ‘Several years’ to recover from Brazil mine disaster Mine waste has oozed 440 kilometres downstream and now covers two states.
November 16, 2015 Caterpillar: Supercycle China isn’t coming back Sales of excavators expected in China for entire 2015 is fewer than the total in March 2011 alone.
November 15, 2015 Iron ore crisis could be followed by a nickel crisis for BHP Billiton and Vale The last thing two of the world’s biggest mining companies, BHP Billiton and Vale , need today is speculation that after the disaster at their jointly owned Samarco iron ore…
November 13, 2015 BHP Billiton hits decade low on Brazil tragedy update The miner has also been extremely hard-hit in recent months by a double whammy of falling prices and China fears.
November 12, 2015 Anglo reshuffles top management team, waves iron ore boss good-bye With the changes, Anglo’s chief Mark Cutifani is trying to turn around the company’s fortunes following years during which it has underperformed its peers.
November 12, 2015 US Congress grants citizens rights to own asteroid-mined riches Until now, there was no legislature clarifying issues such as whether resources mined from celestial bodies could be sold on Earth.
November 12, 2015 INFOGRAPHIC: The industrial internet, and how it’s revolutionizing mining Learn in today's infographic how the "Industrial Internet", or the convergence of the global industrial sector with big data and the internet of things, is ushering in a new age…
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
