June 16, 2016 Samarco iron ore won’t restart this year Vale-BHP joint venture was shut after deadly dam spill in November – Samarco produced a fifth of global seaborne iron ore pellets supply before the disaster.
June 15, 2016 INFOGRAPHIC: The trajectory of Venezuelan hyperinflation looks familiar… Extreme shortages of food and power continue to ravage the country of Venezuela, and ordinary people have been paying the price.
June 14, 2016 An evaluation of the lithium mining environment in South America The extent to which the lithium market will grow is contested, but market trends indicate that lithium will be an increasingly profitable sector within mining in the next five years.
June 14, 2016 $5.8 billion lawsuit over BHP-Vale disaster dismissed Companies still face another much bigger civil action over November's deadly tailings dam burst at its Samarco iron ore mine in Brazil.
June 14, 2016 Millions of Latin Americans risk sliding back into poverty New Regional Human Development Report recommends social protection, care systems, labour skills and closing historic gender, racial and ethnic gaps not resolved with economic growth alone
June 13, 2016 Glencore: Massive investment in coal mines needed Up to 1 billion tonne annual supply gap in seaborne coal by 2030 if no new mines are built according to climate change report by Swiss mining, trading giant.
June 10, 2016 Police investigation finds BHP-Vale Brazilian venture at fault for dam collapse Eight executives will also face charges, although the police did not disclose their names.
June 9, 2016 Australia recovers lost ground, named world’s top mining investment destination Canada slipped in the Fraser Institute’s global ranking, while Chile remains the most attractive jurisdiction in Latin America.
June 8, 2016 China on track to import 1 billion tonnes of iron ore this year Chinese import volumes jumped 22% in May compared to last year giving support to iron ore price back above $50 a tonne.
June 8, 2016 Gold firms gear up for growth as cost of mining the metal falls Early signs of activity include Kinross Gold's March decision to expand its Mauritanian gold mine and Goldcorp acquisition of junior Kaminak for $520 million in May.
BNP backs gold price to hit $6,000 as rally ‘makes sense’ The gold-silver ratio, while still lower than its two-year average in the 80s, has bounced back, said Wilson, BNP’s director of commodities strategy. February 10, 2026 | 03:14 pm
