BHP and Vale’s Samarco hit with nearly $1 billion suit

Noteholders accuse the miner of ignoring their requests to restructure their debt.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 29, 2021 | 3:58 am

Dalian exchange adds new iron ore deliverable brands, adjusts premiums and discounts

The newly added deliverable brands include Benxi Steel Concentrate, IOC6, Kumba and Agglomerate Concentrate.

Reuters | January 28, 2021 | 8:06 am

Rio Tinto unveils new executive team

The company has named a new chief operating officer and a chief executive for its Australia business, as the miner works to rebuild partnerships with Indigenous groups.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 27, 2021 | 3:20 pm

Liberia sees $800m ArcelorMittal investment this year

Arcelor operates an iron ore mine at Yekepa in northern Liberia.

Bloomberg News | January 26, 2021 | 10:53 am

Iron ore price in full retreat as Chinese steel starts to pile up

Chinese steel mill capacity utilisation falls for five straight weeks and inventories are piling up, new data show.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 26, 2021 | 10:00 am

Two years after Brumadinho, still no convictions

Federal investigation over the dam collapse still lack conclusions two years after the disaster that killed 270 people.

Bruno Venditti | January 25, 2021 | 11:29 am

Trump eased sanctions on mining tycoon Dan Gertler before leaving office

The Trump administration lifted restrictions imposed on the Israeli billionaire over alleged Congo corruption.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 25, 2021 | 4:56 am

Brumadinho dam collapse could have been predicted weeks in advance – study

A new study shows that by applying satellite radar imaging InSAR, it is possible to predict a dam burst.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 24, 2021 | 7:22 am

TIMELINE: The battle for Simandou

Simandou in Guinea is home to the world's richest untapped deposits of iron ore.

Reuters | January 22, 2021 | 11:52 am

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Top three Aussie miners to shed $11bn in market value as commodity rout accelerates

Guinea gives Simandou iron ore mine developers 14-day deadline

Iron ore price hits six-month low on plunging China steel margins

Mexico union strikes at ArcelorMittal plant over profit sharing

Ukraine steelmaker says Russia is taking metal from Mariupol

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