April 1, 2021

DeepGreen hits backs at firms opposing seafloor mining

Supporting a deep-sea mining moratorium is backing the environmental and social ills that come from land extraction, the company says.

March 31, 2021

Heavy rains put pressure on Brazilian iron ore shipments

Seasonal rains at the Ponta da Madeira port, Vale's iron ore and manganese loading terminal in the Northern System resulted in fewer shipments from Carajás.

March 31, 2021

Paying 10% dollar yield, obscure Vale bond is now talk of Brazil

The securities, of which the payout is based on Vale’s dollar revenue, has more than doubled in value over the past 12 months.

March 29, 2021

Mexico says some miners returning permits to avoid taxes

President Lopez Obrador said the area dedicated to mining concessions was about 120 million hectares.

March 29, 2021

Calibre’s mineral reserves more than triple to highest in 10 years

The Canadian gold miner has grown its mineral reserves by 202% to 864,000 ounces.

March 29, 2021

Colombia coal production fell 40% last year amid coronavirus, strike

Many mines temporarily reduced operations last year during more than five months of lockdown and the largest union at miner Cerrejon held the longest strike in the company's history.

March 28, 2021

Eleven miners trapped inside flooded gold mine in Colombia

The emergency at an illegal gold mine in Caldas was reported on Friday, March 26, 2021.

March 26, 2021

The bull and bear case for copper price

A new report by Roskill says the industry opinion is strongly – and evenly – divided between bearish and bullish views.

March 26, 2021

Colombia opens five mining areas to potential bids

Interested companies have had since Feb. 25 to study datasets of the five areas - which are located in the northeast of the country.

March 25, 2021

Vale executives investigated in Brazil over Simandou deal

Police in Rio de Janeiro will investigate Vale CEO Eduardo Bartolomeo, and other executives and former directors over the deal to explore the giant iron-ore mine in Guinea.