January 22, 2020

From mining savior to homicide charges, the fall of Vale’s chief

Fabio Schvartsman was supposed to be the fresh face that would help Vale SA, the world’s biggest iron ore miner, advance after a 2015 dam collapse.

January 22, 2020

Niobium in EV batteries – what’s to come for CBMM

Roskill issued a report analyzing future prospects for the Brazilian company.

January 22, 2020

Chile protests take toll on Antofagasta quarterly output

Despite a series of issues affecting operations in the last months of 2019, the miner produced a record 770,000 tonnes of copper.

January 21, 2020

Ex-Vale CEO charged with homicide for Brazil dam disaster

Fabio Schvartsman is the highest-profile executive facing criminal charges for Brazil’s worst environmental disaster.

January 21, 2020

Updated PEA improves B2Gold’s Gramalote economics

The study projects a preproduction capex of $901 million for the open-pit project.

January 21, 2020

Global output drop fails to disperse aluminium gloom

Global aluminium production fell by 1.0% last year in its first annual contraction since 2009.

January 21, 2020

Brazil to announce new charges against Vale for mine disaster

The announcement comes almost a year after the incident.

January 21, 2020

Gold Fields taps RBC for potential sale of stake in Chilean gold project

The South African miner could sell up to a a 30% interest in its Salares Norte gold project.

January 21, 2020

Gran Colombia’s Marmato project to become stand-alone company

Caldas Gold, the new miner’s name, will initially have the same executive team as the parent company, but the project team will be different.

January 20, 2020

Five iron ore trends to watch in 2020 – report

Vale could once again be the biggest swing factor for iron ore, but this time in the opposite direction.