Vale sees expenses with Brumadinho disaster at $2.7bn to $3.2bn in 2021

The Anglo-Australian miner lowered projections for its fiscal 2019 iron ore production to 265 million-270 million tonnes.

A Brazilian court has authorized Vale to resume operations at the Brucutu mine, its largest in the state of Minas Gerais.

Rio Tinto's warning to mining lobby groups that they have to acknowledge the threat of climate change is likely a sign that the industry will inevitably fracture into two camps.

The decline in commodity imports in the first quarter seem to confirm the narrative of slowing growth in the world's second-largest economy.

Vale's situation could force other steelmakers to halt production if nothing is done to normalize supplies.

The founder of Shanghai Steelhome Information Technology Co. said disruptions will amount to 60 million tons of lost supply this year.

President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday the country could open a vast reserve in the Amazon rainforest to mining, a move attempted by his predecessor that was quickly rescinded following an international environmental outcry.

But the iron ore price surge won't last says new survey of commodity analysts.

The supply/demand dynamics benefit Australia’s iron ore miners, according to the latest research by the Macquarie Group.