Vale aims for 400m tonnes of iron ore per year by 2023 The company is already producing 1 million tonnes of iron ore daily. MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 19, 2020 | 9:02 am
Mining billionaire Forrest buys famed Australian bootmaker RM Williams The Fortescue founder paid a reported price of $135 million to buy the manufacturing icon. Reuters | October 19, 2020 | 8:54 am
SMB-Winning aims to bring Simandou into production by 2025 Guinea's government is requiring the developers of Simandou to build a 650 km railway and a deepwater port to transport the ore. Reuters | October 19, 2020 | 8:02 am
Zen, German Aerospace to develop graphene-enhanced aerogels for batteries Graphene-enhanced aerogels have the potential to be low-cost, low-weight, high-performance composite materials for energy storage applications. MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 19, 2020 | 6:30 am
Rio, Lafarge, Geocycle to reuse aluminum waste to make cement The companies have developed a new product called Alextra. MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 19, 2020 | 6:30 am
Kinross Gold mulling sale of Americas mines The Canadian miner is also said to be considering moving its primary stock listing to London and doubling down on its portfolio of assets in Russia and West Africa. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 19, 2020 | 6:25 am
Lundin to halt Candelaria mine in Chile Decision to suspend operations comes after Lundin failed to reach a deal with a second union. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 19, 2020 | 3:48 am
Lundin Gold to pay $2.5m to replace collapsed bridge near Fruta del Norte A bridge failed on Saturday, forcing the company to suspend the transport of materials from and to its flagship operation. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 18, 2020 | 12:23 pm
Mexico to launch new police force to protect mining operations The decision follows recent robberies that took place in the Sonora state. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 18, 2020 | 10:26 am