Iron ore price holds above $200 but China outlook is clouding

Vale plunged as much as 20 percent in Sao Paulo on Monday, the biggest intraday drop since October 2008.

An alarm warning of an imminent mining dam rupture was issued on Sunday morning near Brumadinho, the same Brazilian community where the collapse of Vale's dam on Friday killed at least 58 and left over 400 more feared dead.

Nine bodies had been recovered by Saturday morning.

Political uncertainty means there’s no time like the present when it comes to commodities trading, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

Copper production reached a five-year high, more than offsetting output declines at Minas Rio in Brazil and Kumba in South Africa.

A research report by Wood Mackenzie states that electrification and automation will be a key priority for global mining companies.

Three incidents occurred during the second half of 2018 hit BHP's production volumes by 4 million tonnes of iron ore and 70,000 tonnes of copper.

State claims BHP used its wholly-owned Singapore marketing hub subsidiary to understate the price of iron ore sold Japan and China buyers.

But only sliver of funds raised destined for mining and metals