March 27, 2019 Brazil’s Vale announces writedowns, profit after dam disaster Vale posted fourth-quarter profit of $3.786 billion, compared with $771 million a year earlier.
March 27, 2019 Newmont readies leadership team post-merger with Goldcorp Newmont's $10-billion acquisition of Canada’s Goldcorp is expected to close in the second quarter of the year.
March 27, 2019 UNEP, ethical investors join miners’ quest for global tailings rules Currently there are no set of universal rules defining exactly what a tailings dam is, how to build one and how to care for it after it is decommissioned.
March 27, 2019 B2Gold to invest $50 million in Fekola mine expansion It could take the Malian mine gold output to 7.5-million tonnes a year from the current 6-million tonnes.
March 26, 2019 Norsk Hydro, Brazil prosecutor agree steps that could lead to Alunorte’s full restart The refinery, the world's biggest, has been operating at half capacity since early 2018, when Hydro admitted it had made unlicensed emissions of untreated water.
March 26, 2019 Union at KGHM’s Sierra Gorda copper mine extends contract talks The union intends to vote on a new contract proposal by Thursday and deliver their decision to management on Friday.
March 26, 2019 Brazil’s Vale iron ore output rose 8% in 4th quarter For all of 2018, Vale's output was 384.639 million tonnes, slightly below its previously divulged outlook of 390 million tonnes.
March 26, 2019 SNC Lavalin ‘appalled and surprised’ as Codelco cancels $260m contract SNC says it had recently updated Codelco on the status of the project, including what it called delays "that were the responsibility of Codelco."
March 26, 2019 Argentina mining gets Macri boost as tough election looms Argentina is eyeing its first major new mining project in two decades, nudged forward by President Mauricio Macri’s market-oriented policies.
March 26, 2019 Vale reports Brazil state authorities freeze $765m of its assets The decision was based on ensuring compensation for those who may have suffered losses from the cessation of operations at Vale’s South Upper dam.
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
