Rio Tinto faces labour crunch in Western Australia, warns of inflation hitRising covid-19 cases at its Pilbara operations have led to "elevated levels of unplanned absences."Reuters | July 14, 2022 | 4:58 pm
Law firm behind $7 billion BHP suit gets more cash for ESG casesPGMBM, which has also brought class-action type suits against other…Bloomberg News | July 14, 2022 | 7:51 am
Iron ore price rebounds as China’s exports growChinese exports grew at their fastest pace in five months…MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 13, 2022 | 8:36 am
Upstream tailings dams pose much higher stability risks, study finds Some 10% of all the facilities surveyed had reported a stability issue, but that figure jumped to 18.3% for active upstream facilities. Reuters | March 5, 2021 | 7:35 am
International Women in Mining Alliance aims for gender equality in industry Women in Mining engage with global regulators, market leaders and policy shapers. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 5, 2021 | 6:09 am
African Rainbow Minerals doubles interim dividend payout as half-year profit jumps The South Africa-listed company declared a dividend of 10 rand per share for the six months ended December, compared with 5 rand per share a year earlier. Reuters | March 3, 2021 | 7:37 am
Rio Tinto chairman to step down over caves blast scandal Simon Thompson is the latest high-profile departure linked to the miner’s destruction of ancient rock shelters in Western Australia. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 3, 2021 | 7:06 am
Vale drills caused Brumadinho dam collapse, police say Investigation concluded that the disaster was triggered by vertical perforations in a weak point of the structure. Bruno Venditti | March 1, 2021 | 10:31 am
Rio Tinto hikes investment in the Pilbara It has spent over $385 million (A$500 million) in the past year to continue developing the Greater Tom Price iron ore operations. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 1, 2021 | 10:00 am
Falcondo’s La Manaclita ferronickel project in the DR is a no-go Falcondo’s plan to mine the Loma Miranda area was considered controversial. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | February 28, 2021 | 12:12 pm
Tycoon Usmanov’s firms to build plant for greener iron products USM and Metalloinvest Holding Co.’s iron ore mine plan to make 2 million tons of hot-briquetted iron per year. Bloomberg News | February 28, 2021 | 8:58 am
Vale bullish on metal prices, seeks to accelerate copper projects The iron ore miner is confident in the trajectory of copper in 2021. Reuters | February 26, 2021 | 11:08 am