Samarco resumes operations 5 years after Fundão dam tragedy

The company expects initial production of 8 million tonnes of iron ore per year.

Bruno Venditti | December 11, 2020 | 12:50 pm

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Tianqi Lithium sells 49% of Australian unit to IGO , Iron ore price goes parabolic after cyclone warning; Rio Tinto should pay for sacred caves blast...

MINING.com Editor | December 11, 2020 | 12:17 pm

Vale asks US court to force Steinmetz to pay $2bn award

Vale is urging a New York-based federal court to force the magnate to reveal all assets to enforce and so obtain the arbitration award.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 11, 2020 | 6:33 am

Iron ore price goes parabolic after cyclone warning

World's largest iron ore export terminal is cleared of large vessels, exacerbating an already tight market.

MINING.com Editor | December 10, 2020 | 10:28 am

Investors back overhaul of Australian mining sector following caves inquiry

Rio Tinto's legal destruction of ancient Australian rockshelters showed the mining sector was exposed to material investment risks without more reforms.

Reuters | December 10, 2020 | 8:54 am

Vale negotiating funds for state in Brumadinho disaster

The injection of billions of reais into funds are to be managed by the state government.

Reuters | December 9, 2020 | 3:12 pm

Fortescue expects robust demand for steel next year

Miner has kept this year's total production forecast at 175 million to 180 million tonnes.

Reuters | December 9, 2020 | 8:29 am

Rio Tinto should pay for sacred caves blast — inquiry

The parliamentary inquiry into Rio's destruction of a 46,000-year-old sacred Aboriginal site in May did not refer to what financial compensation the miner should pay.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 9, 2020 | 3:53 am

Big mining stocks make spectacular covid comeback

Early running was made by gold stocks, but large-scale diversified companies and base metal producers have now caught up as iron ore and copper prices rally hard.

Frik Els | December 8, 2020 | 2:10 pm

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