Product-improving Kumba Iron Ore generated hefty operational cash flow, paid a competent final 2018 cash dividend, pressed on with exploration in a new area and supported the creation of 2 600 new jobs in the local community, during a fatality-free, s…
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Brazil is prohibiting a specific type of tailings dam after two of those structures owned by miner Vale burst in recent years, causing death and environmental devastation.
All so-called upstream dams need to be decommissioned or removed by August 2021…
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ASX-listed Venture Minerals is looking to restart its Riley direct shipping ore iron-ore mine, in Tasmania.
The company on Monday said that it was reviewing the economics of the Riley project, following a significant recovery in the iron-ore prices, a…
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ASX-listed Venture Minerals is looking to restart its Riley direct shipping ore iron-ore mine, in Tasmania.
The company on Monday said that it was reviewing the economics of the Riley project, following a significant recovery in the iron-ore prices, a…
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Around 200 residents were evacuated from an area near a tailings dam in Brazil operated by Vale late on Saturday, amid fears that it was structurally weak and could burst like a similar barrier failure last month that killed 300 people.
Vale said in a…
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The tailings dam at the iron ore mine is inactive so the miner said the evacuation is precautionary.
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The company is working with several wearable technology providers so companies can monitor biometric and environmental data to identify whether employees are experiencing dangers or risk, beyond a equipment failure.
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The majority of material from the Malaysian distribution center is Brazilian Blend fines destined for China.
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Brazilian miner Vale SA said a fire broke out on Friday in its distribution center in Malaysia, temporarily affecting shipments, according to a securities filing. Vale added that the fire caused "only material damages" and that operations are l…
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One of the trucks was traveling at low speed and ran into another that was parked at its Christmas Creek iron ore mine in the Pilbara region.
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