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.

February 15, 2019

Silver One starts drilling at Peñasco Quemado in Mexico

Historical measured and indicated resource at the property are of 2.57 million tonnes at a grade of 117 g/t Ag for a silver resource of 9.63 million ounces.