Rio Tinto CEO says zero emissions path might not be clear until 2030

Jakob Stausholm last month laid out plans to spend $7.5 billion to decarbonize its assets over the next decade.

Bloomberg News | November 1, 2021 | 8:10 am

Sulfur, selenium self-healing insulator proves highly effective on steel

Anticorrosion coating developed at Rice University and the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a good candidate for infrastructure projects and electronics.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 1, 2021 | 6:06 am

EU and US end clash over steel and aluminium, take aim at China’s ‘dirty’ steel

The future EU-US arrangement will be a challenge for China, which produces more than half of the world's steel.

Reuters | October 31, 2021 | 12:38 pm

Research finds four areas of concern regarding mining deaths in Western Australia

A new study found that people with leadership roles scored their organization’s safety performance higher than employees in frontline positions.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 31, 2021 | 7:26 am

US, EU end Trump-era tariff war over steel, aluminum

The decision ends one of the biggest areas of friction between the allies.

Reuters | October 30, 2021 | 1:18 pm

Iron ore price extends losses on China’s lower steel output

Metal prices dropped further on Friday on weak sentiment amid Beijing’s crackdown on coal prices and lower steel production.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 29, 2021 | 9:25 am

Vale earnings disappoint with inflation adding to iron slump

While Vale produced more than analysts expected last quarter as part of an ongoing recovery from a 2019 tailings dam disaster, sales lagged production.

Bloomberg News | October 29, 2021 | 8:39 am