May 22, 2015 US coal miner Murray Energy to lay off around 1,800 The planned cuts, about 21% of Murray’s workforce, will come largely at mines in Ohio and West Virginia, a state hit hard by recent coal mine closures and layoffs.
May 21, 2015 Australia ditches iron ore probe after lobby, China-Brazil supply deal The China-Brazil deal means that in just three years Vale will be producing more than BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto combined.
May 20, 2015 BHP to pay $25 million in 2008 Beijing Olympics bribery probe The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission concluded BHP did violate a U.S. anti-corruption law by paying for officials and their families to attend the Games.
May 20, 2015 Australian miners warned not to ignore ties between Latin America, Asia The increasing engagement of Latin America with Asia may potentially be at the expense of Australia’s traditional sense of right to be a major Asian player, expert says.
May 19, 2015 Iron ore is not in oversupply Only lower grade fines are oversupplied shows new research report.
May 19, 2015 Peruvian discovery may hold ‘hidden pool’ of rare earths Capacscaya also has significant amounts of copper, zinc, cobalt, aluminum and iron ore.
May 19, 2015 Will China finally announce its gold holdings? China is not trying to destroy the old boys’ club — they are trying to join it
May 19, 2015 BHP chief says inquiry into Aussie iron ore market a ‘ridiculous waste’ Andrew Mackenzie also warned the proposed would damage the Australia’s economy and shift investment to main foreign competitor Brazil.
May 17, 2015 China Gold cranks gold, copper production in Q1 A doubling of mill processing capacity at the CSH Gold Mine in Inner Mongolia is credited for a 51 percent increase in gold production at China Gold International Resources Corp.…
May 15, 2015 Australia’s Prime Minister Abbott backs iron ore probe into BHP, Rio Inquiry comes amid claims the mining giants are driving prices down, severely damaging the country's economy .
Vale’s iron ore output hits seven-year high in 2025, surpassing Rio Tinto’s Pilbara Vale's iron ore production for 2025 reached 336.1 million tons, up 2.6% from the previous year. January 27, 2026 | 02:18 pm