Vale says value of Samarco settlement not open to renegotiation

Two years, $4.5 million later, the Australian miner concluded results to date don't meet its expectations.

For 48 days now, the Indigenous community of Nueva Fuerabamba has blocked Chinese miner MMG Ltd from using a national highway.

The dam is located in the municipality of Barão de Cocais, in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.

On the upside, the RNI report shows that 24 nations have seen improvements in their index performance.

Both companies are seeking to extend existing permits to draw water from Chile's water-constrained Salar de Atacama.

The company has secured a second five-year exploration licence in the Erzgebirge (meaning Ore Mountain) region of Saxony, which completely encloses its Zinnwald project.

Vale has been targeted by several court verdicts related to mines that use dams similar to the one that burst in the town of Brumadinho in January.

The world’s largest miner has signed an earn-in and joint venture deal with Canada’s Luminex Resources over the Tarqui copper project.

The preventive measure was taken after a stress test failed to guarantee stability of the mine’s structures. Vale noted it would restart production when new studies are completed and their results are conclusive.