January 29, 2019 Vale eyed dam design changes in 2009 that may have prevented disaster The International Coalition of Large Dams (ICOLD) group "is recommending that dams, especially large dams, be built by dam professionals.
January 29, 2019 Five Vale staff and contractors arrested after Brazil dam disaster Two other engineers, who worked for Germany’s TUEV SUED on a contract where they attested to the safety of the Vale dam, were arrested in Sao Paulo.
January 29, 2019 Samarco unveils restructuring talks as Vale spill hits bonds "Negotiations may or may not continue," the company said in statement.
January 29, 2019 Germany’s TUEV SUED says two of its employees have been arrested in Brazil On Saturday TUEV SUED told Reuters it had not found the dam to be damaged when it was inspected last September.
January 29, 2019 Minarum to acquire Aura’s East Taviche property in Mexico Aura states that an 865,000 tonne inferred ore zone grading 119 g/t silver and a 3.3 million tonne inferred ore zone averaging 0.51 g/t gold has been outlined by 14…
January 28, 2019 Vale’s management team on thin ice as spill fallout snowballs “Before pointing out fingers we need to see what happened first”
January 28, 2019 Vale stock plunges after Brazil disaster; $19B in market cap erased "The fact is that Vale's share drop was even steeper than some market participants expected"
January 28, 2019 Argonaut Gold receives federal approval of Magino EA A December 2017 feasibility study estimated the open-pit project would produce about 116,000 ounces of gold over a 17-year mine life.
January 28, 2019 In the new lithium ‘Great Game,’ Germany edges out China in Bolivia "This partnership secures lithium supplies for us and breaks the Chinese monopoly" - Wolfgang Tiefensee economy minister of the German state of Thuringia, an automotive manufacturing hub.
January 28, 2019 Chinese iron ore traders face uncertainty after Vale’s Brazilian mine disaster "We're worried that the mine accident might lead to higher premiums on low-aluminium iron ore"
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm
