The China Iron and Steel Association said that discharging difficulties are likely to ease as the weather improves and the coronavirus is under control.

British and Australian investment funds say that Rio Tinto's testimony last week raised questions about the accountability of its senior leadership.

Rio CEO Jean-Sébastien Jacques faced an Australian Senate inquiry after the miner in late May legally destroyed sacred caves in Pilbara region.

The first-ever Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management is aimed at strengthening current best practices around tailings dams in the mining sector.

More than a third of the world’s tailings dams are at high risk of causing catastrophic damage to nearby communities if they crumble.

The share sale reduced the development bank's stake in the company to 3.7% from 6.3%

The country’s top producers have been pummeled this year as the coronavirus pandemic hurts already weak Japanese demand.

China's second-biggest steelmaker has signed an initial deal to develop the Pampa de Pongo mine.