February 19, 2019 Waterton steps up efforts to oust Hudbay Minerals CEO, board of directors Toronto-based private-equity firm Waterton Global Resource Management is pushing for an overhaul of Hudbay Minerals’ board and the exit of the CEO, Alan Hair, over alleged "mismanagement."
February 19, 2019 BHP urges miners to create global body to oversee tailings dams CEO Andrew Mackenzie said it was too early to say what impact the recent Vale tailings dam disaster will have on efforts to restart BHP and Vale's jointly owned Samarco…
February 18, 2019 Copper cops play game of cat and mouse around desert convoys The new police unit has already had some success, arresting 11 people and seizing about 60 tons of mineral stolen from the copper mines.
February 18, 2019 Brazil bans upstream mining dams after Vale’s latest disaster All so-called upstream dams need to be decommissioned or removed by August, 2021, according to a resolution the National Mining Agency published on Monday.
February 16, 2019 Vale evacuates 200 people from town near its Mar Azul mine The tailings dam at the iron ore mine is inactive so the miner said the evacuation is precautionary.
February 15, 2019 Fire shuts down Vale’s Malaysia distribution center The majority of material from the Malaysian distribution center is Brazilian Blend fines destined for China.
February 15, 2019 Kinross stock rallies after reporting record production at Paracatu and Bald Mountain Operating cash flow reached $790 million in 2018, and cash and equivalents of $349 million, $1.9 billion in liquidity, and no debt maturities until 2021.
February 15, 2019 Trust in tailings? Vale dam disaster spurs investors into action The disaster has called into question the willingness of investors and lenders to continue funding the broader industry.
February 15, 2019 Miner Vale says fire to halt operations at Malaysia distribution center The company said the fire should have a reduced impact on shipments as 10 days of preventive maintenance was already programmed at the terminal.
February 15, 2019 Brazil’s Usiminas more than doubles profits in 2018 Brazil's Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais posted $223.21 million in profit in 2018.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
