Vale dam-break trauma raises level of ESG funds in Brazil

Russian-Canadian Vera Kirikova will become human resources group executive while Simone Niven will assume the corporate relations group executive post.

While the miner is not longer being pressed to include its platinum assets in the divestment plan, the issue of how to package mines and which ones to include, remains a bone of contention.

At 92 million tonnes November iron ore imports were the third highest on record, while China's coal imports doubled during the month from a year ago.

"Iron ore is weird because the inventories are very high in China and it's got to be pure spec flows."

With fluctuating commodity prices, the top priorities for Canadian miners next year will be capital allocation, strategic deal making and employing new technology and innovations, a report shows.

Pilbara's Roy Hill is ramping up to 55m tonnes per year capacity.

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But asset sales will slow says new report.

After buying ought out its two Japanese partners, Itochu Corp and Sumitomo Corp.