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Iron ore tugged between Brazilian supply shock, Trump’s trade war

Brazil shipped 18.34 million tonnes of iron ore in April, down 17% from the prior month and a massive 29% from the same month a year earlier.

Reuters | May 7, 2019 | 9:07 am

BHP hit by $5 billion lawsuit over 2015 dam failure in Brazil

The group action suit describes in detail a series of failures and errors of judgment over several years leading to the collapse of the Fundão tailings dam in 2015, owned by the Samarco joint venture between BHP and Vale.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 7, 2019 | 7:00 am

Vale says court halts Brucutu iron mining operations

World's top iron ore miner guides down production again for 2019 after earlier decision is reversed.

Reuters | May 6, 2019 | 4:53 pm

Brazil’s Vale asks court for inspection firm documents on burst dam

Vale argues that if the German inspection firm TÜV SÜD had not fulfilled its contract it could be held responsible.

Reuters | May 2, 2019 | 1:17 pm

Australia iron ore exports rebound in April, but not enough

Australian exports were about 69.1 million tonnes in April, up 20% from 57.5 million tonnes in March.

Reuters | May 1, 2019 | 10:05 am

GFG to spend up to A$100m on Australian copper, iron ore developer

GFG is building up a South Australian franchise to its global steel and energy business.

Reuters | May 1, 2019 | 9:17 am

UK regulator drops big companies from responsible-payment list

Five firms, including BHP, were removed from the Prompt Payment Code, an initiative to speed up settlement of invoices owed to suppliers.

Bloomberg News | April 29, 2019 | 11:58 am

Vale shareholders push to loosen company control over board elections

Minority shareholders of Vale SA have enough votes to request that board members be elected independently using a cumulative voting system.

Reuters | April 29, 2019 | 10:20 am

China’s iron and steel association warns on over-capacity, shrinking profits

The country's sprawling steel sector, which has cut 150 million tonnes of steel production over the past three years, was "far from achieving its tasks" amid Beijing's supply-side reforms, the association reports.

Reuters | April 28, 2019 | 8:28 am

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