February 7, 2019 Maduro sold 40% of Venezuela’s gold last year amid cash crunch The government sold a total of 73 tonnes of gold to two firms in the United Arab Emirates and another in Turkey.
February 6, 2019 Where is lithium coming from? Market for lithium-ion batteries, utilized for example in electric cars and other electric equipment, is growing at an impressive annual rate of 20 percent. Due to increasing demand, a vital…
February 6, 2019 CEMI looks to South America for innovation partner The Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation and the Universidad Nacional del Centro del Peru signed a MOU on February 6.
February 6, 2019 Iron ore prices reach almost two-year high Analysts believe the price surge lines up with the market halting up to 40 million metric tonnes of Vale’s iron ore production.
February 6, 2019 Vale knew about sensor problems at dam before burst – Globo TV Vale SA was made aware of problems with sensors designed to monitor the structure of a dam that ended up bursting, 2 days before the disaster.
February 6, 2019 Samarco said to reboot creditor talks after Vale Dam disaster Creditors rejected Samarco’s offer to treat the injections as senior or pari-passu debt.
February 6, 2019 Vale licenses to operate Laranjeiras dam, Jangada mine canceled The cut in output forced Vale to declare force majeure in iron ore and pellets contracts on Tuesday.
February 6, 2019 Bolivia picks Chinese partner for $2.3B lithium project This deal gives Beijing a second chance in Bolivia after Xinjiang TBEA beat six rivals to partner with Bolivia on Coipasa and Pastos Grandes.
February 6, 2019 Brazil’s Vale to invest $400m to reduce need for tailings dams Vale has come under intense public pressure since the Jan. 25 dam burst, with some politicians and prosecutors calling for criminal prosecution and a management shakeup.
February 6, 2019 Vale disaster makes miners’ image problem worse: Russell The problem for miners is convincing an increasingly sceptical public of how necessary their industry is.
South32 HY profit beats estimates, trims production view for Brazil operations Its underlying earnings attributable was $435 million for the half-year ended December 31. February 11, 2026 | 02:29 pm
