October 28, 2024 AstroForge secures first-ever commercial license for asteroid mission Odin will become the first private mission to fly by a body in the Solar System besides the Moon, capturing images and data.
October 28, 2024 Rio Tinto halts Simandou after fatal accident The contractor's death at the massive iron ore project in Guinea is the fifth fatality at the mining giant’s global operations this year.
October 28, 2024 Mining vs AI – It’s not even close Nvidia throws shade on the entire global mining industry.
October 28, 2024 Dalian iron ore price hits more than one-week high on renewed China stimulus hopes Markets are now pricing in expectations of fiscal stimulus from China's upcoming legislative meeting.
October 27, 2024 Mineral Resources says investigation of founder to finish by next week The company’s shares slumped 26% last week after reports of undeclared payments linked to its managing director.
October 25, 2024 Vale taps Marcelo Bacci as new CFO Bacci, who served as finance chief for pulp maker Suzano, will replace Murilo Muller, who is temporarily serving in the job.
October 25, 2024 BHP, Vale and Samarco reach $30 billion Fundão dam settlement The collapse of the dam at an iron ore mine owned by Samarco killed 19 people.
October 25, 2024 China to offer Taliban tariff-free trade as it inches closer to isolated resource-rich regime Selling Afghanistan's lithium, copper and iron deposits to feed China's enormous battery and construction industries would help the Taliban prop up their economy.
October 25, 2024 Rio Tinto signs MOU with China’s Nanjing Steel on decarbonization Upstream mining giants have accelerated cooperation with their big consumers on decarbonizing the steel value chain to cope with climate change.
October 24, 2024 Vale’s third-quarter profit falls 15% on dam collapse provisions, lower ore prices Vale reported a 10% decline in its net revenue year-on-year to $9.55 billion, in line with analyst expectations.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
