US markets post slight gains: Vale, Cleveland Cliffs, Buenaventura, Franco-Nevada, Peabody Energy
The Dow Jones Industrial Average posted a marginal 0.17% gain to 25,106.33, while the S&P 500 Index ended 0.05% higher at 2,707.88. Despite a rising…
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Vale evacuates 500 people near Sul Superior tailings dam as ‘safety measure’
Vale (NYSE: VALE) is evacuating 500 people from an area below the Sul Superior dam, an upstream tailings dam that used to support production from…
Vale declares force majeure
Vale (NYSE: VALE) has declared force majeure on a series of iron ore and pellets sales contracts after a Brazilian state court ordered it to…
Vale faces ‘serious reputational risk’ following dam disaster: Moody’s
Potential liabilities from the collapse of a tailings dam at Vale’s Feijao iron ore mine in Brazil that has left at least 99 people dead…
Editorial: Tailings spill at Feijao is Vale’s worst yet, with 84 dead, 276 missing
Here we go again. With memories still fresh of Vale and BHP’s deadly Samarco iron ore tailings disaster in Mariana, Brazil in November 2015 —…
US markets post significant gains, Nov. 26-30
U.S. markets surged in the trading week with a revised North American trade pact. The U.S.–Mexico–Canada (USMCA) agreement, signed on Nov. 30, replaces the 24-year-old…
Anglo American has its eye on Angola
Commodities giant Anglo American (LON: AAL) has applied for exploration concessions for base metals in Angola. “We believe there is geological potential in Angola and…
US markets edge lower, Sept. 3-7
The U.S. Bureau of Statistics released its job report showing that the unemployment rate remained unchanged in August at 3.9%. Base metals were down during…
Sokoman Iron sparks gold fever in Newfoundland
VANCOUVER — Sokoman Iron (TSXV: SIC; US-OTC: GDNDF) has struck gold with the first hole in drilling at its Moosehead gold project in central Newfoundland,…
Site visit: Black Iron advances Shymanivske premium iron ore project in Ukraine
KRYVYI RIH, UKRAINE — Political turmoil in mining countries may come and go, but great deposits endure, waiting for better days to be developed. That’s…
TSX unfazed by US sanctions, May 28-June 1
The U.S. federal government’s decision on May 31 to impose steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s response that Canada will…
The Northern Miner Podcast – Miner Moment #10: Mining in Ukraine – Misconceptions and new opportunities ft Matt Simpson
Recorded live in Kyiv, Ukraine, Miner Moment #10 features an interview with Black Iron CEO Matt Simpson, talking about the current geopolitical scene in Ukraine and…