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.
February 15, 2019 Eight Vale employees arrested in Brazil as part of dam collapse probe Four people from the German consulting group Tüv Süd, company that certified the safety of Vale’s dams, were also detained.
February 14, 2019 Investors applaud Yamana Gold’s Q4 results Yamana Gold’s stock was up 4.65% in after hours trading.
February 14, 2019 Silvercrest finds another vein at Las Chispas The company intersected high grade silver and gold mineralization along a 1.5 km strike length at Babi Sur.
CMOC raises $1.2 billion in convertibles deal The notes mark the largest convertible-bond deal by a Chinese miner since Zijin’s $2 billion issuance in 2024. January 20, 2026 | 07:12 am