June 19, 2019 Rio Tinto axes iron ore full-year forecast again It now expects to produce between 320 and 330 million tonnes of the steel making ingredient in 2019, down from a previous guidance of 333 to 343 million tonnes.
June 19, 2019 Vale to fully resume Brucutu iron ore operations after court ruling Wet processing at Brucutu was suspended in early February at the request of local prosecutors following the tailings dam disaster at Brumadinho, which left 243 dead.
June 18, 2019 Codelco sweetens contract offer in bid to end mine strike Striking miners and police clashed earlier on Tuesday, with authorities using rubber bullets and tear gas as workers tried to block access to the state-owned firm's mine.
June 18, 2019 Vale mulls new railway, port for Carajas expansion The new railway would stretch for 400 kilometers (248.5 miles) from the current Carajas railroad to Vila do Conde port.
June 18, 2019 Top 10 biggest gold mines Iconic Grasberg copper and gold mine shoots to the top with a 70% surge in production.
June 18, 2019 Chile confident of turning around low copper productivity as global competition bites “Copper mining in Chile has become more and more difficult as ore bodies decline, the target rocks are increasingly harder, and water is getting far more expensive.
June 18, 2019 Vale halts Onça Puma nickel complex, to pay twice the amount of original fine Court doubled the fine applied against the company to 200,000 Real ($52K) for each day it kept the nickel complex open, despite a February ruling that ordered the full suspension…
June 17, 2019 Chile’s Chuquicamata copper mine operations halved amid strike More than 3,000 unionized workers at the world's top copper producer's sprawling Chuquicamata copper mine walked off the job last week.
June 17, 2019 First Quantum ships first copper concentrate from Cobre Panama mine The key milestone for Cobre Panama comes at a time when the market is in need of high concentrate volumes due to recent supply disruptions.
June 17, 2019 China iron ore retreats as Vale looks to rebuild capacity Top iron ore miner Vale SA expects to soon restore 20 million tonnes of yearly capacity at its Brucutu mine in Brazil, according to analysts.
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