Iron Ore Top Stories

Vale dam collapse: Panic after fresh alert at another mine in Brumadinho

An alarm warning of an imminent mining dam rupture was issued on Sunday morning near Brumadinho, the same Brazilian community where the collapse of Vale's dam on Friday killed at least 58 and left over 400 more feared dead.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 27, 2019 | 9:00 am

Hundreds still missing following Vale’s dam break in Brazil

Nine bodies had been recovered by Saturday morning.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 25, 2019 | 9:03 am

Goldman says commodity investors fear future in age of Trump

Political uncertainty means there’s no time like the present when…

Bloomberg News | January 24, 2019 | 9:57 am

Anglo American rides out iron ore hitches in strong 2018

Copper production reached a five-year high, more than offsetting output…

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 24, 2019 | 6:10 am

Miners try to move away from fossil fuels — report

A research report by Wood Mackenzie states that electrification and…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 22, 2019 | 1:11 pm

Kenya’s new mining tax discourages investment

Gross proceeds from transfers of shares or property subject to withholding tax.

Kerry Hall | February 7, 2013 | 9:59 pm

ArcelorMittal lost $3.7 billion in 2012, faces violent protests

Stocks at the world’s top steelmaker by sales, ArcelorMittal (NYSE:MT), were down 1.71% at 10:09 am ET this morning after the company announced Wednesday a $3.7 billion net loss for 2012.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 7, 2013 | 3:47 pm

BHP cuts more Olympic Dam jobs

The giant miner is struggling to keep its massive Olympic Dam project competitive in the current environment.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 6, 2013 | 2:52 pm

Canadian mining and oil companies set to expand staff numbers

A new survey by one of the world's leading recruitment firms reveals that nearly a half of companies in the Canadian resources sector plan to expand their staff numbers in 2013.

Marc Howe | February 6, 2013 | 7:10 am

Rio Tinto to generate over 2,000 jobs in Western Australia

The diversified mining giant announced last year a massive $3.4 billion expansion to its Pilbara iron ore operations, which is set to create thousands of new positions in the months to come.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 5, 2013 | 3:09 pm

Bolivian mining town erects giant Virgin statue that rivals Rio’s Christ

The $1.2 million statue of the Virgin Mary is slightly shorter than New York's Statue of Liberty, but seven meters higher than Rio's famed image of Christ.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 4, 2013 | 4:13 pm

Guinea wants to bring one of the world’s richest iron ore deposits back to life

Last October, Vale put the scope and schedule for its $1.26 billion Zogota iron-ore project in Simandou South under review.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 4, 2013 | 3:34 pm

BHP criticized for ‘inhumane’ conditions on site

A registered nurse and former BHP contract worker filed a formal complaint for what he describes as "disgusting" working conditions at the company’s Marradong bauxite mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 4, 2013 | 9:53 am

Australian miners resort to ‘backdoor listings’ as IPO market languishes

Australia's mining and oil companies have increasingly resorted to disingenuous "backdoor listings", as the country's IPO market continues to languish.

Marc Howe | January 31, 2013 | 4:30 am

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