April 6, 2022 Vale to build $345 million ‘green’ pig iron plant in Brazil The plant will use technology that reduces the carbon footprint of traditional steelmaking production processes.
April 6, 2022 Brazil needs potash and Belarus is looking for ways to supply it The South American nation ships in more than 85% of its fertilizer demand.
April 6, 2022 Vale agrees to sell manganese, iron ore assets to J&F The assets, worth about $1.2 billion, include Mineracao Corumbaense, Mineracao Mato Grosso, International Iron Company and Transbarge Navegacion ventures.
April 5, 2022 Sigma Lithium to start civil works at vast Brazilian project Grota do Cirilo is the largest hard rock lithium project in the Americas, slated to produce 440,000 tonnes of concentrate per year by end of 2023.
April 4, 2022 Copper price up despite China demand concerns "The lockdown in China has already led to a slowdown in the domestic movement of base metals," said ANZ.
April 3, 2022 Bolivian senator, Indigenous representatives attacked by illegal miners The illegal miners are operating near the Madidi National Park.
April 3, 2022 How plants support remediation efforts in areas affected by the Fundão dam disaster Brazilian researchers found that Southern cattail is effective in mitigating the environmental impact of iron ore tailings and trace elements such as nickel, chrome, copper and lead.
April 2, 2022 Peru to target miners’ ‘excess profits’ in tax reforms Peru will focus on surplus profits, potentially through an “adjustment” to taxes.
April 1, 2022 Vale in advanced talks to sell Center-West system The companies, which produce iron ore and manganese ore, accounted for $110 million in adjusted EBITDA in 2021.
April 1, 2022 Samarco creditors postpone debt restructuring decision to April 18 The Brazilian joint venture offered improved conditions to creditors in a new restructuring plan.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
