Copper price rout continues as China virus spreads

Copper price down more than 7% since last week as China locks down 40m people as anger grows over coronavirus outbreak.

Frik Els | January 24, 2020 | 11:00 am

One year after Vale’s Brazilian dam burst, burying Brumadinho

One year ago, a Brazilian dam operated by Vale gave way to a tsunami of 9.7 million cubic meters of mining sludge that buried part of a town and killed 270 people.

Bloomberg News | January 24, 2020 | 9:35 am

Anglo’s fourth-quarter output rises on Brazil mine strength

Company reported a 4% increase in fourth-quarter production.

Reuters | January 23, 2020 | 9:58 am

From mining savior to homicide charges, the fall of Vale’s chief

Fabio Schvartsman was supposed to be the fresh face that would help Vale SA, the world’s biggest iron ore miner, advance after a 2015 dam collapse.

Bloomberg News | January 22, 2020 | 11:35 am

Ex-Vale CEO charged with homicide for Brazil dam disaster

Fabio Schvartsman is the highest-profile executive facing criminal charges for Brazil’s worst environmental disaster.

Bloomberg News | January 21, 2020 | 4:31 pm

Brazil to announce new charges against Vale for mine disaster

The announcement comes almost a year after the incident.

Bloomberg News | January 21, 2020 | 9:14 am

Five iron ore trends to watch in 2020 – report

Vale could once again be the biggest swing factor for iron ore, but this time in the opposite direction.

MINING.com Editor | January 20, 2020 | 4:01 pm

Fresh high for iron ore price as Chinese steel breaks records

Crude steel output was just shy of 1 billion tonnes in 2019, up 8.3%.

Frik Els | January 17, 2020 | 3:13 pm

A global look at high-risk tailings dams

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

MINING.com Editor | January 17, 2020 | 1:15 pm

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