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MINING.com Editor | July 30, 2020 | 3:07 pm

Vale eyes mine expansions, Samarco restart

Vale announced it was resuming dividend payments, 18 months after the Brumadinho dam disaster.

Reuters | July 30, 2020 | 9:38 am

Rio Tinto set on building long-delayed Simandou

The miner is speeding up work towards potential development of the giant iron ore project in Guinea, as the investment case grows stronger.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 30, 2020 | 3:52 am

Nokia partners with Vivo to provide LTE for Vale

Nokia has partnered with Vivo, Brazil’s leading telecommunications company, to provide private LTE wireless services for Vale’s Carajas iron mine. The Vivo-operated service will be part […]

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | July 29, 2020 | 1:00 pm

Rio Tinto raises dividend, sees ‘V-shaped’ China recovery

Miner boosted dividend payments despite a 4% fall in half-year earnings.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 29, 2020 | 11:22 am

Vale enacts emergency protocol at Barragem 5 dam

The move is a preventative measure in Minas Gerais and does not require the evacuation of the population downstream of the dam.

Bruno Venditti | July 29, 2020 | 10:47 am

Rio Tinto in discussions with SFO over Simandou probe

Miner is seeking a deferred prosecution agreement over a payment it made to a consultant working on Simandou, the Financial Times reported.

MINING.com Editor | July 28, 2020 | 2:56 pm

Indonesia moving up the mining value chain – report

The mining industry will increasingly lose dominance as a driver of Indonesia’s mineral exports, Fitch says.

MINING.com Editor | July 28, 2020 | 12:26 pm

Vale develops first 100% electric locomotive in Brazil

The pilot-phase for the EMD Joule locomotive is expected to be launched in H2 2020.

Bruno Venditti | July 28, 2020 | 11:33 am

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