BHP Group’s Australia chief said the nation can’t rely on its traditional mining export markets and is unprepared for a new era of lower-cost competitors. The boom in demand from China’s... 

ASX-listed Cyclone Metals has announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with diversified major Vale regarding the development of an iron-ore project in Canada. The MoU outlines the terms for a... 

A Brazilian federal court ruled miners Vale, BHP Group and their joint venture Samarco are not criminally liable for the deadly 2015 Fundao tailings dam collapse, according to a statement from the... 

A decline in blast performance at an iron-ore mine in South Africa has led to the investigation of a new mechanism to prevent bulk emulsion breakdown, and to find innovative solutions to address... 

Introduced in the second quarter of 2023, the ‘Leading with Care’ initiative of South African iron-ore miner Kumba Iron Ore, has already had a significant impact on safety performance, the company... 

An additional two tailings storage facilities (TSFs) of Brazilian iron-ore major Vale have been certified as stable, positively progressing from their ‘emergency level’ of classification by the... 

Railway safety incidents, such as pedestrian and vehicle collisions at level crossings, are not only tragic but are severely undermining South Africa’s rail recovery plans, Transnet Freight Rail... 

Top global iron-ore exporter Australia could lose as much as half its revenue from the sector if it fails to start producing green iron fast enough, as other countries start making steel using... 

Canada-based Black Iron has secured a significant partnership with global mining giant Anglo American through a $4-million royalty and offtake agreement for its Shymanivske iron-ore project in... 

Iron-ore fell toward $100 a ton as Beijing’s latest efforts to revive the economy left investors disappointed, while an expansion in Chinese port stockpiles highlighted ample supplies. Futures... 

Shares in Australia's iron-ore miners slumped on Monday after another round of stimulus measures by their top customer China disappointed investors who had hoped for measures that would boost... 

Iron-ore futures slid on Friday, as investors adopted a cautious stance amid continuously falling demand and ahead of top consumer China unveiling its keenly-watched fiscal stimulus package. The... 

Chinese raw materials imports mostly rose year-on-year in October, according to customs data released Thursday, as demand remained resilient despite a slowing economy. The government’s measures to... 

Chromium accounted for 8% of South Africa’s mining revenue in June 2024, says PWC South Africa lead economist macro analysis Dr Christie Viljoen, up from 5% in 2023. Quoting Stats South Africa... 

Commodities from oil to metals and grains slid on Wednesday as the dollar strengthened, with investors increasingly pricing in that Donald Trump will win the US Presidential election. Trump has... 

Mineral Resources said its tycoon founder, Chris Ellison, will be penalised A$8.8-million and will step down within 18 months after the Australian miner launched an investigation into undeclared... 

Unveiled in mid-September, equipment maker Caterpillar’s (Cat’s) new energy management system – Dynamic Energy Transfer (DET) – offers the ability to transfer electrical energy to both... 

ASX-listed Mineral Resources (MinRes) on Thursday announced a A$1.1-billion agreement with Hancock Prospecting concerning its oil and gas exploration assets. The binding sale-and-purchase... 

China's biggest listed steelmaker, Baoshan Iron & Steel, expects the Simandou iron ore project in Guinea to complete infrastructure construction and mine its first cargo by the end of 2025, the... 

BHP has moved on to focus on other growth opportunities after its failed bid for Anglo American earlier this year, the company's chairman said on Wednesday, weeks before a block on making another... 

Diversified mining group BHP has partnered with Toyota Australia to use a battery electric Hilux double cab at the Port Hedland operations, in Western Australia. In the trial, the prototype will... 

Brazilian miner Vale, one of the world's largest iron ore producers, said on Monday it had partnered with China's Jinnan Steel Group to build an iron ore beneficiation plant in Oman to produce high... 

Australia risks losing its dominant position in the global iron-ore market if it does not move swiftly to produce green iron, and would do well to learn lessons from the near wipe-out of its nickel... 

Diversified miner Rio Tinto says it is deeply saddened about the death of an employee of a contracting company, following an incident at the SimFer port site on the Simandou iron-ore project in... 

Brazil on Friday signed a 170-billion reais ($29.85-billion) compensation agreement with miners BHP, Vale and Samarco for the Mariana dam collapse in 2015, one of the country's worst environmental... 

Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses Pan African Resources’ listing of a sustainability-linked instrument under the sustainability segment of the JSE; Harmony Gold’s gold recovery project... 

Goldman Sachs on Thursday raised its 2025 aluminum and copper price forecasts citing higher demand potential in top consumer China following stimulus measures. The investment bank hiked its 2025... 

The speed at which Anglo American shifts to becoming a copper-focused miner may well dictate its ultimate fate - survival as an independent operator, or absorption by a bigger rival such as BHP... 

Brazilian miner Vale, one of the world's largest iron-ore producers, said on Thursday its third-quarter net profit fell 15% from a year earlier, hit by lower prices of the steel-making ingredient... 

South Africa-based digital solutions provider Britehouse Mobility, and its partner Perfect Filtration, is optimising plant efficiency and reliability of mobile mining equipment with the ATAJO... 

Fortescue, the world's fourth-largest iron-ore miner, on Thursday posted a 4% rise in its first-quarter iron-ore shipments but flagged rising costs at its mines while realised prices had fallen,... 

Although mid-tier mining and materials company Afrimat recorded a year-on-year revenue increase of 44.3%, from R2.8-billion to R4.1-billion for the six months ended August 31, its operating profit... 

Diversified mining company Anglo American said on Thursday that it is making “excellent” portfolio simplification progress to create an investment proposition focused on copper, premium iron-ore... 

Stockpiles of mining tyres are beginning to weigh heavily on the environmental, social and governance (ESG) targets of mining companies. Large tyre accumulations visible at some mining operations... 

BHP said on Wednesday that allegations a pursuit of profit over safety contributed to Brazil's worst environmental disaster were "far-fetched and unjustified", as the miner opened its defence to a... 

Australia’s corporate watchdog is investigating Mineral Resources and its tycoon founder, Chris Ellison, after he made undeclared payments that avoided tax. “The Australian Securities and... 

South African iron-ore miner Kumba Iron Ore recorded a 3% year-on-year decrease in output to 9.4-million tonnes for the third quarter ended September 30, as derailments, rail breakages and speed... 

An agreement by Vale, BHP and their joint venture Samarco to pay 170-billion reais ($29.85-billion) in compensation for a deadly dam collapse in Brazil could end more than a hundred lawsuits...