March 21, 2019 Tug-of-war: China’s steel sector grapples short-term bulls, longer-term bears China's steel sector is currently locked in a struggle between largely bearish longer-term structural factors and short-term cyclical influences, some of which are bullish.
March 21, 2019 Another 10MT of iron ore off the market as Vale halts Alegria mine The preventive measure was taken after a stress test failed to guarantee stability of the mine’s structures. Vale noted it would restart production when new studies are completed and their…
March 20, 2019 Miner Vale quashed efforts to validate dam safety before disaster – prosecutor A state prosecutor filed subpoenas with Vale last June to review safety documents regarding its dam, but Vale's lawyers later argued that they had received positive reviews by an auditor.
March 20, 2019 Cyclone lurks off West Australia as storm hits Rio mine in East Cyclone Trevor is expected to rapidly strengthen as it moves into the Gulf of Carpentaria, and is forecast to skirt South32 Ltd.’s manganese mine and a Glencore-operated zinc project
March 20, 2019 Data scientists and geoscientists offered A$1m to predict next big mineral deposit in South Australia The idea is to speed up the exploration lifecycle and allow miners to analyse information at a much faster rate than before.
March 20, 2019 Australian scientists developing tool capable of delving deeper into Earth’s rock layers The experts from Curtin University say the mechanism promises to be crucial for the country's mining and petroleum sectors.
March 19, 2019 Brazil’s Vale to resume work at largest mine in Minas Gerais state A local court has cleared the way for Vale to resume operations at the Brucutu mine.
March 19, 2019 Chinese iron ore prices gain for sixth day on Vale disruptions The most-traded iron ore contract for May delivery on the Dalian Commodity Exchange closed up 0.2% at $94.66 a tonne.
March 19, 2019 Taxes and royalties paid by Australian miners equivalent to Federal Government education spending Aussie miners paid A$30.6 billion in company tax and royalties in 2017-18.
March 19, 2019 BHP blames heavy rains for autonomous trucks crash The collision between the driverless vehicles happened about 11pm on March 16, at the Jimblebar iron ore mine in Western Australia.
