Vale is considering the use of remote-controlled trains near the Xingu dam for the flow of its production.

It would take around 60 days for Vale to implement the solution, according to a person familiar with the plan.

The government wants to raise the contribution of mining to Tanzania’s gross domestic product to 10% by 2025 from the current 6.7%.

A forthcoming industrial disruption is inevitable for the US and global steel sector.

Chinese port stocks drop to four month low while Brazilian exports remain far off guidance.

The collapse of a dam at the Samarco mine complex in 2015 killed 19 people and severely polluted the Doce River with mining waste.

The disaster killed 270 people but the court action only benefits the families of 131 workers directly hired by Vale.

Iron ore and steel prices in China hit record peaks last month, adding to inflation pressures that could prompt monetary policy tightening.