Iron Ore Top Stories

Original features of Vale’s tailings dam may have been responsible for failure – study

Certain features of the tailings dam at Vale’s Corrego do Feijao iron ore mine in Brumadinho may have been the cause of the accident that killed 270 people.

Staff Writer | January 17, 2024 | 5:05 am

Rio Tinto sees stimulus boost in China to drive gradual recovery for iron ore demand

While prices of iron ore closed 2023 about 20% higher,…

Bloomberg News | January 16, 2024 | 4:20 pm

Rio Tinto’s full-year iron ore shipments rise 3%

The shipment figure met Rio Tinto's guidance of between 320-335…

Reuters | January 15, 2024 | 1:46 pm

Iron ore price drops as China central bank’s rate move defies expectation

China's central bank left the medium-term policy rate unchanged on…

Reuters | January 15, 2024 | 7:07 am

France, ArcelorMittal agree on $2bn investment to cut French plant emissions

The $2 billion will finance electric furnaces and a direct…

Reuters | January 14, 2024 | 10:31 am

Search team finds Rio Tinto’s radioactive capsule lost in Australia

The capsule was recovered after a nearly week-long search involving around 100 people along a 1,400 kilometres (870 miles) stretch of highway.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 1, 2023 | 4:45 am

Tombador Iron halts Brazil mine due to unrest

Protests have erupted in Brazil as supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro try prompting a military coup to overthrow Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 1, 2023 | 3:49 am

Vale’s fourth-quarter iron ore output edges down

Vale blamed seasonally higher rainfall levels in its mines in Brazil for missing its forecast.

Reuters | January 31, 2023 | 2:47 pm

Australia deploys more experts, equipment to search for lost radioactive capsule

The capsule was part of a gauge used to measure the density of iron ore feed that had been entrusted by Rio Tinto.

Reuters | January 31, 2023 | 10:55 am

Rio Tinto sorry for loss of radioactive capsule in Australia

The loss of a small, but “highly radioactive” widget has triggered a radiation alert across parts of the vast state of Western Australia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 30, 2023 | 3:44 am

R&D made more accessible for Australian small, medium-sized miners

CSIRO is providing support for innovative proposals from small to medium-sized businesses in the mining space.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 27, 2023 | 6:10 am

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Original features of Vale’s tailings dam may have been responsible for failure – study

Rio Tinto sees stimulus boost in China to drive gradual recovery for iron ore demand

Rio Tinto’s full-year iron ore shipments rise 3%

Iron ore price drops as China central bank’s rate move defies expectation

France, ArcelorMittal agree on $2bn investment to cut French plant emissions

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Search team finds Rio Tinto’s radioactive capsule lost in Australia

Tombador Iron halts Brazil mine due to unrest

Vale’s fourth-quarter iron ore output edges down

Australia deploys more experts, equipment to search for lost radioactive capsule

Rio Tinto sorry for loss of radioactive capsule in Australia

Rio Tinto has lost radioactive capsule in West Australian desert

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Brazil govt eyes compensation deal for 2015 Vale-BHP dam burst

R&D made more accessible for Australian small, medium-sized miners