Republic of Congo cancels iron ore project with Sundance Resources

The Australian miner started operations in northern Congo in 2010 and has invested almost $300 million.

Bloomberg News | December 21, 2020 | 7:30 am

Vale gets license to start work at Capanema

Project will add net capacity of 14 million tonnes per year at the Timbopeba site.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 21, 2020 | 6:59 am

Landslide at Vale mine in Brazil kills person near location of 2019 dam disaster

Vale said it was cooperating with authorities in finding the cause of the landslide.

Reuters | December 20, 2020 | 9:18 am

Iron ore price leaps to highest since 2011

Iron ore prices surged again Friday amid trading spikes Chinese steelmakers have called “unreasonable” and “abnormal.”

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 18, 2020 | 11:04 am

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Rio Tinto taps finance head as new chief executive; SolGold CEO handed shareholder rebuke at annual meeting; Anglo American to divest from thermal coal operations by 2023

MINING.com Editor | December 18, 2020 | 9:46 am

Rio to invest $10m in low-carbon steelmaking projects

The mining giant wants to advance its climate partnership with China Baowu Steel.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 17, 2020 | 6:20 am

Rio Tinto taps finance head as new chief executive

Jakob Stausholm will have to rebuild Rio’s reputation following an international outcry over its destruction of sacred Aboriginal rock shelters.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 17, 2020 | 3:33 am

Iron ore prices on the march again

Futures hit fresh record in China after country's steel industry body in call with Rio TInto says current pricing mechanism "unreasonable."

MINING.com Editor | December 16, 2020 | 12:34 pm

Base metals get supercharged thanks to China rebound

Industrial metals are well on their way to being among the top performers of 2020.

Frank Holmes - U.S. Global Investors | December 15, 2020 | 10:57 am

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