Judge throws out multi-billion dollar Rio lawsuit against Vale
Rio Tinto said Vale conspired to "steal" the Australian giant's massive Simandou concession in Guinea.
Rio Tinto said Vale conspired to "steal" the Australian giant's massive Simandou concession in Guinea.
Mine waste has oozed 440 kilometres downstream and now covers two states.
The last thing two of the world’s biggest mining companies, BHP Billiton and Vale , need today is speculation that after the disaster at their jointly owned Samarco iron ore mine in Brazil they might also have to close big nickel-mining operations to stem a tide of heavy losses.
State prosecutor for the region says the companies were negligent and he has opened an investigation.
World's top iron ore miner saves $2.6 billion on giant expansion bringing 90 million tonnes of ultra-cheap ore to markets in little over a year's time.
Modular Mining Systems, Inc., the global leader in the delivery of real-time mine management solutions, announced today that its MasterLink® Enterprise Wireless Network solution will be implemented at the Carajás open-pit iron ore mine.
The world’s largest producer of iron ore continues to flood the market with the addition of 88.2 million metric tons in the third quarter of the year.
Brazilian iron ore and nickel giant cuts dividend in half.
The sale follows last month’s touted deal with Stanmore Coal, which bought Vale's Isaac Plains coal mine for just a dollar.