UNEP, ethical investors join miners’ quest for global tailings rules
Currently there are no set of universal rules defining exactly what a tailings dam is, how to build one and how to care for it after it is decommissioned.
Brazil’s Vale iron ore output rose 8% in 4th quarter
For all of 2018, Vale's output was 384.639 million tonnes,…
Australian miners see some impact from two cyclones, clean up begins
Businesses affected included those in the iron ore export hubs…
Vale ordered to halt 13 more dams, Brucutu mine restart delayed
The world’s biggest iron ore producer said the injunction will…
Rio Tinto halts rail, mine operations in Western Australia as cyclone hits
The suspension comes after Rio, BHP, and Fortescue on Thursday…
