April 17, 2019 Lumina Copper halts Chilean mine operations after worker’s death The cause of the accident that killed an employee of service provider Global Group Ingeniería is under investigation.
April 16, 2019 Aztec identifies 11 porphyry targets at Cervantes The company intends to complete detailed mapping, rock and soil sampling and possibly IP geophysics to confirm possible drill targets.
April 16, 2019 Interactive map pinpoints lead battery energy storage installations globally Lead battery-powered energy storage highlighted by research consortium’s online map.
April 16, 2019 Brazilian court authorizes Vale to resume ops at Brucutu mine A Brazilian court has authorized Vale to resume operations at the Brucutu mine, its largest in the state of Minas Gerais.
April 16, 2019 Waterton takes Hudbay Minerals to court The Canadian miner's second-largest investor, Waterton Global Resource Management, has filed a lawsuit against the base metals producer in a bid to constrain its ability to solicit proxies.
April 15, 2019 Iron ore shortage after Vale disaster hurting Brazil steelmakers — report Vale's situation could force other steelmakers to halt production if nothing is done to normalize supplies.
April 15, 2019 Lundin Mining grabs Brazilian mine from Yamana in $1B deal The Chapada copper-gold mine, in the northwest Brazilian state of Goiás, began production in 2007.
April 15, 2019 Newmont-Goldcorp $10B merger to close this week Deal creates the world’s largest gold producer by market value, output and reserves.
April 15, 2019 Rio Tinto injects another $302m into Resolution copper project in Arizona Investment will go towards more drilling, orebody studies, infrastructure improvements and permitting activities.
April 14, 2019 Protesters block road used by Hudbay to transport copper in Peru Members of the community of Tacrara were demanding compensation for the use of a road that, according to them, Hudbay’s trucks were not supposed to be using.
Vale’s iron ore output hits seven-year high in 2025, surpassing Rio Tinto’s Pilbara Vale's iron ore production for 2025 reached 336.1 million tons, up 2.6% from the previous year. January 27, 2026 | 02:18 pm