Iron Ore Top Stories

BHP and Vale’s Samarco licensed to restart operations

The news comes four years after the company's tailings dam burst at Germano in Brazil's worst environmental disaster.

MINING.com Editor | October 25, 2019 | 3:16 pm

Vale CEO says not yet time to resume dividends

The company struggles to restore production lost after regulators demanded…

Reuters | October 25, 2019 | 9:38 am

Vale earnings miss, says to shut 3 more dams

Vale's net profit rose to $1.654 billion from $1.408 billion…

Reuters | October 24, 2019 | 3:44 pm

Fortescue bumps up free cash flow on premium iron ore

FMG has been raising the mix of premium feed in…

Reuters | October 24, 2019 | 9:36 am

Vale nudges sales guidance lower after new dam halt

Vale said on Monday it has temporarily shut down its…

Reuters | October 21, 2019 | 11:39 pm

Brazil’s iron ore giant MMX to file for bankruptcy

Shares in the company fell by almost 8% on the news, hitting an all-time low.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 19, 2014 | 7:10 pm

Potash prices, oversupply scaring potential Jansen partners: BHP

Chief Executive Officer Andrew Mackenzie said the project ramains in BHP's main plans, but added the firm is not in a rush to develop it.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 19, 2014 | 5:26 pm

Aussie mining tycoon Palmer’s aversion to China just went a bit too far

Clive Palmer has come under fire for labelling the Chinese government “mongrels” and “bastards” on national television.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 19, 2014 | 12:00 pm

BHP demerger news crashes company website

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Frik Els | August 19, 2014 | 8:51 am

BHP shares hammered on demerger, profit miss

World's number one miner hopes to save $3.6 billion spinning off aluminium, coal, manganese, nickel and silver assets into new company.

Frik Els | August 19, 2014 | 8:28 am

Demerged BHP may not hold on to coal assets for long: analysts

The division contributed just $746 million of the $21.12 billion earnings BHP reported for the 2013 financial year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 18, 2014 | 3:07 pm

BHP spinoff could be worth $12 billion

Speculation is of a new Perth-based company with current CFO Graham Kerr at the helm housing non-core assets including Australian lead-silver mine.

Frik Els | August 18, 2014 | 8:34 am

INFOGRAPHIC: Looking at meteor impact craters from around the world

A size scale showing danger of impact.

Michael Allan McCrae | August 17, 2014 | 4:24 pm

High expectations for the mother of all lodes in Afghanistan

$908 billion of mineral wealth.

Tommy Humphreys | August 17, 2014 | 1:22 am

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