January 21, 2021 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Fire at Vale iron ore terminal could cut shipments by 32m tonnes; China’s imports of Australian copper ore plunged to zero; Kabanga, Tanzania to develop world’s largest nickel deposit
January 21, 2021 Ignore or enforce? Biden’s dilemma on China’s commodity purchases President Joe Biden inherits a problematic trade deal with China and the unpalatable choices of trying to make Beijing meet its commitments on purchases of US commodities.
January 21, 2021 Trapped China gold miners have to wait 15 days for rescue Rescue teams on Wednesday drilled new holes down a gold mine in China's Shandong province, searching for more survivors after an explosion 10 days ago.
January 21, 2021 Global copper smelting rises in December, driven by China China and the rest of Asia continued the rapid expansion that was seen in November.
January 20, 2021 Fire at Vale iron ore terminal could cut shipments by 32m tonnes – sources Replacement of shiploader boom could take months and hit Vale's shipping capacity in 2021.
January 20, 2021 China rescuers prepare escape route for trapped gold miners A total of 22 workers were trapped underground in the Hushan gold mine on the outskirts of Yantai, on China's eastern coast.
January 20, 2021 China’s imports of Australian copper ore plunged to zero China's imports of copper concentrate from Australia dried up completely in December amid tense bilateral relations.
January 20, 2021 China bought most iron ore from Australia, Brazil in 2020, but imports from India up nearly 90% Almost two-thirds of India's iron ore exports to China had less than 58% iron content.
January 20, 2021 BHP slashes value of Australian coal assets Company cut the value of its Mt Arthur thermal coal mine in New South Wales by about $1.25bn, as it seeks to sell the asset.
January 19, 2021 BHP raises full-year iron ore output forecast Company upgraded its full-year iron ore production outlook on sustained China demand and restart of Samarco operations.
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