Trust in tailings? Vale dam disaster spurs investors into action
The disaster has called into question the willingness of investors and lenders to continue funding the broader industry.
Miner Vale says fire to halt operations at Malaysia distribution center
The company said the fire should have a reduced impact on shipments as 10 days of preventive maintenance was already programmed at the terminal.
Eight Vale employees arrested in Brazil as part of dam collapse probe
Four people from the German consulting group Tüv Süd, company that certified the safety of Vale’s dams, were also detained.
Heart-shaped diamond found in time for Valentine’s Day
The unusual gem found by Alrosa weighs 65.7 carats.
Brazil’s Vale resumes operations at Espírito Santo port terminal -filing
The authorities had closed the port terminal operated by the miner and fined it 35 million reais ($9.43 million) for throwing mining residues in the sea.
‘Let’s make Vale private again,’ but just not yet
State-development bank BNDES intends to sell shares in the miner, but has yet to find a good moment to do so.
NGOs push to expel Brazil miner Vale from UN pact over dam disaster
"The Brumadinho disaster shows that favoring profit over safety has been Vale's standard operating procedure."
Iron ore futures tumble in Singapore as Vale-driven rally frays
Vale has flagged production cuts of as much as 70 million tons in the wake of the deadly dam breach, spurring worries about a substantial loss of seaborne supply.
Brazil miner Vale knew deadly dam had heightened risk of collapse
We used to say these kinds of mining incidents were acts of God, but now ... we consider them failures in engineering.
Iron ore powers to highest since 2014 as Vale crisis intensifies
This week’s drama has played out as the most important iron ore user has been offline, with Chinese markets closed for Lunar New Year.
