Miners speed up automation as covid-19 impacts linger

About 20% of people currently working in the mining and metals industry are at risk of being replaced by robots, says the the World Economic Forum.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 21, 2020 | 3:01 am

Brazil metal exports up 36% in Q3 vs Q2, driven by Vale

Iron ore exports totaled around $8 billion, 62% higher than in Q2.

Bruno Venditti | October 20, 2020 | 1:12 pm

Vale ramps up faster than thought in new blow to iron ore price bulls

Company produced more iron ore than expected last quarter amid a record haul at its newer mines in northern Brazil.

Bloomberg News | October 20, 2020 | 11:01 am

Pilbara set for major hydrogen plant

The Asian Renewable Energy Hub, which would use electricity from wind and solar to produce hydrogen and ammonia, hopes to soon be awarded major project status by the Australian government.

Bloomberg News | October 20, 2020 | 10:26 am

BHP scraps $2.5bn Olympic Dam expansion plan

It has decided against the brownfield expansion project after studies of the ore body revealed weaker than expected results.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 20, 2020 | 3:55 am

Vale reports rise in quarterly iron ore output

Company produced 88.7 million tonnes of iron ore in Q3, up 31.2% from the previous quarter and up 2.3% from the same period a year before.

Reuters | October 19, 2020 | 8:43 pm

BHP posts 7% rise in iron ore output, flags production hit in Q2

The world's largest listed miner said it produced 74 million tonnes (Mt) of Western Australia Iron Ore in the three months ended Sept. 30.

Reuters | October 19, 2020 | 3:12 pm

Vale aims for 400m tonnes of iron ore per year by 2023

The company is already producing 1 million tonnes of iron ore daily.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 19, 2020 | 9:02 am

SMB-Winning aims to bring Simandou into production by 2025

Guinea's government is requiring the developers of Simandou to build a 650 km railway and a deepwater port to transport the ore.

Reuters | October 19, 2020 | 8:02 am

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