POSCO to halt some plants as S.Korea trucker strike continuesPOSCO will halt some of its plants in Korea due to a lack of space to store finished products.Reuters | June 12, 2022 | 12:29 pm
German union calls on steel workers to hold further warning strikesEmployers failed to meet German union IG Metall's wage increase…Reuters | June 11, 2022 | 12:58 pm
China’s appetite for commodities sapped by virus, surging pricesThe renewed lockdown of one district in Shanghai has raised concerns that…Bloomberg News | June 9, 2022 | 7:55 am
Wage talks with Kumba Iron Ore hit deadlock, union says Union said the company had agreed a wage increase of 8% for the lowest-paid workers and 6.5% for the highest-paid, but the two parties had disagreed over sick leave. Reuters | August 26, 2020 | 8:26 am
Minas Gerais asks court to block Vale assets worth $4.7 bn Federal prosecutors are also seeking $5 billion in collective "moral and social" damages. Bruno Venditti | August 26, 2020 | 12:15 am
Rio Tinto’s weak response to cave blasts will trigger stronger reaction Miners may still have some way to go to be seen placing ESG issues at the heart of their operations. Reuters | August 25, 2020 | 11:00 am
Vale opens iron ore grinding hub in China The Brazilian miner is producing high-grade iron ore fines for pelletizing at its new three-million-tonnes-a-year grinding hub in China's Zhoushan. Cecilia Jamasmie | August 25, 2020 | 4:46 am
Rio Tinto chiefs lose millions over aboriginal site blast Rio will cut short-term bonuses of some senior executives after internal review found “systemic failures in the cultural heritage management system.” Cecilia Jamasmie | August 24, 2020 | 3:53 am
Fortescue opens talks with Afghanistan on nation’s mining riches Country has struggled to accelerate development of an estimated $1 trillion worth of mineral deposits. Bloomberg News | August 21, 2020 | 8:40 am
MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Iron ore prices hit six-and-half year highs, BHP defers decision on Jansen , Rio Tinto cuts 2020 copper targets on Kennecott, and more. MINING.com Editor | August 20, 2020 | 3:44 pm
Metal markets caught out by strength of Chinese stimulus The ghost of 2009 is looming ever larger in the industrial metals sector. Andy Home - Reuters | August 20, 2020 | 10:09 am
Rising supplies set to undermine iron ore price rally Iron ore’s rally, underpinned by China’s massive construction boom, is at risk of slowing as miners ramp up output. MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 20, 2020 | 9:48 am