Court order forces steelmaker CSN to upgrade dam safety in Minas GeraisA judge ordered the company to work on the safety of the Fernandinho dam or pay a daily fine of $197,667.Reuters | June 4, 2021 | 7:30 am
Deep freezing iron-based materials expected to be part of superconducting devices of the futureUS, UK and Germany-based researchers discovered that an iron-based superconductor…MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 4, 2021 | 6:11 am
Mining stocks in broad sell-off as copper, gold prices pull backIron ore's big three shielded from worst of corrrection as…MINING.COM Staff Writer | June 3, 2021 | 12:33 pm
Rio Tinto’s exit from coal pays off, to return $3.2B from sales proceeds to shareholders The fresh round of returns follows Rio’s promise in August to give shareholders up to $7 billion through dividends and share buybacks. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 20, 2018 | 3:48 am
China’s subway splurge could help its steel sector get back on track Subway expansion plans require 80 million tonnes of steel, a need which arises as Beijing looks to boost economy amid trade war with U.S. Reuters | September 19, 2018 | 10:22 am
Poland’s JSW seeks ministry approval to buy Prairie Mining assets – CEO Poland's state-run JSW awaits approval from the Energy Ministry in its bid to acquire the mining assets of Australia's Prairie Mining Reuters | September 19, 2018 | 9:31 am
Top miner sees US – China trade spat limiting global growth Rising U.S - China trade tensions threaten to curb consumer purchasing power, crimp productivity growth and limit global economic expansion. Bloomberg News | September 18, 2018 | 9:39 am
How Anglo quietly built a commodity trader in Glencore’s shadow In just five years, Anglo assembled marketing operations that now sell more metals than the company produces. Bloomberg News | September 16, 2018 | 7:46 am
Energy trader Mercuria to grow iron ore business with U.S. mine stake Mercuria will spearhead a $650 million investment package in the miner in exchange for the stake under a memorandum of understanding. Reuters | September 12, 2018 | 9:44 am
South Africa’s iron ore railway to be shut down for annual maintenance The railway line stretches up to 861 km (534 miles) from iron ore mines at Sishen in the Northern Cape to the Saldanha port in the Western Cape. Reuters | September 12, 2018 | 7:23 am
Vale truck fleet at Brazil mine going fully autonomous in 2019 Using seven Caterpillar 793F CMD autonomous trucks, the miner was able to transport 26% more ore at Brucutu mine in just a month. Cecilia Jamasmie | September 11, 2018 | 9:38 am