By Monday, local officials had confirmed at least 60 people dead and said they fear hat among the hundreds who are still missing there will be very few survivors.
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An alarm warning of an imminent mining dam rupture was issued on Sunday morning near Brumadinho, the same Brazilian community where the collapse of Vale’s dam on Friday killed at least 58 and left over 400 more feared dead.
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As early as next week, iron ore prices may start to reflect the impacts of Vale’s dam bursting at Corrego de Feijao in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, according to an analysis by S&P Global Platts. The effect […]
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There are no confirmed reports of fatalities or injuries in the area.
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The announcement was made after both companies confirmed the original terms of an earn-in agreement they signed back in 2017.
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Copper production reached a five-year high, more than offsetting output declines at Minas Rio in Brazil and Kumba in South Africa.
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A research report by Wood Mackenzie states that electrification and automation will be a key priority for global mining companies.
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Three incidents occurred during the second half of 2018 hit BHP’s production volumes by 4 million tonnes of iron ore and 70,000 tonnes of copper.
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General Franklimberg Ribeiro de Freitas’s return to the country’s Indigenous Rights Agency (Funai) is seen by many as positive, as the agency has lost funding and authority on land issues.
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Canada’s cobalt sector and Ecuador’s budding mining sector for copper and gold will be investment hot spots.
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