Brazilian deluge halts giant iron ore mines, triggers dam concerns

Heavy rainfall is disrupting southeastern Brazil’s giant iron ore industry, regulators dispatched to monitor any impact on tailings dams.

Bloomberg News | January 11, 2022 | 1:28 pm

Bullish investors add $90bn to top 50 biggest mining companies

Despite the pullback in iron ore and copper prices, the MINING.COM TOP 50 ranking of the world’s most valuable miners made strong gains at the end of the year.

MINING.com Editor | January 11, 2022 | 1:18 pm

Rio Tinto to transport iron ore in Pilbara via battery-electric trains

The miner will buy four battery electric trains to deploy in the Pilbara region of Western Australia as part of its decarbonization strategy.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 11, 2022 | 5:59 am

Iron ore price jumps on hopes of recovering steel production in China

"Expectation on resuming steel production and restocking demand before Chinese holidays could shore up iron ore prices," said Huatai Futures.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 11, 2022 | 3:16 am

FPX Nickel drills high-grade, near-surface Van target at Decar in British Columbia

The Van zone is open for expansion to the south and west and potentially at depth.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | January 10, 2022 | 10:26 am

Heavy rains force miners to halt operations in southeast Brazil

Vale has partially suspended operations at its Southeastern and Southern iron ore systems due to the bad weather.

Reuters | January 10, 2022 | 7:34 am

French-owned mine in Brazil ordered to stop operating after dike overflow

The overflow of the dike cut off traffic on Saturday on the BR-040, a major highway linking Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte.

Reuters | January 9, 2022 | 12:29 pm

Peru sees 60% increase in mining tax revenues

Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines said regional and local governments saw a 60% increase in mining tax revenues in 2021.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 9, 2022 | 11:45 am

Rains overflow dike at French-owned mine in Brazil, highway cut

Heavy rainfall caused a dike to overflow on Saturday at a Brazil iron ore mine owned by French steel pipe maker Vallourec.

Reuters | January 8, 2022 | 5:16 pm

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