Powerful Tropical Cyclone Zelia Hits Australia’s Iron Ore Hub February 14, 2025 By Renju Jose and Christine Chen Tropical Cyclone Zelia made landfall on Australia’s west coast on Friday, the weather bureau said, lashing the world’s largest iron...
Australia’s Iron Ore Hub Faces Strongest Cyclone Since 2007 February 13, 2025 By Mary Hui and Katharine Gemmell Australia’s iron ore hub is bracing for the strongest cyclone to hit the region since at least 2007, threatening port...
Australian Iron Ore Port Starts Clearing Ships Ahead of Cyclone February 22, 2024 By Ben Sharples A major port on Australia’s west coast used by Rio Tinto Group to export iron ore has started clearing ships...
Brazil Miner Vale to Pay $56M to Settle SEC Charges Related to Dam Safety Disclosures March 29, 2023 Brazilian mining firm Vale SA agreed to pay $55.9 million to settle charges related to allegedly false and misleading disclosures...
Brazil Fines Vale $16.9M for Lack of Reliable Details About Collapsed Tailings Dam August 16, 2022 By Mariana Durao Vale SA was fined 86.3 million real ($16.9 million) for not giving Brazil’s mining regulator accurate information on the conditions...
Probe Into Australia’s Mining Sector Uncovers ‘Horrific’ Sexual Abuses June 29, 2022 By Jason Scott A landmark inquiry into Australia’s mining sector has uncovered dozens of shocking cases of sexual harassment and abuse of women...
SEC Sues Brazilian Miner Vale Over ‘False and Misleading’ Claims About Safety of Dams April 29, 2022 By Chris Prentice The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday sued Brazilian miner Vale for allegedly making false and misleading disclosures...
Brazilian Miners Likely to Miss Legal Deadline for Removal of Tailings Dams February 10, 2022 By Marta Nogueira Vale and other Brazilian mining companies are set to miss a legal deadline in the state of Minas Gerais for...
Mining Giants Face Reckoning About Sexual Harassment as BHP Fires 48 Workers August 20, 2021 By James Thornhill Women still face a threat to their safety at remote mine sites across the globe. It’s a challenge the industry...
London Court of Appeal Agrees to Reopen $7B Brazil Dam-Collapse Lawsuit Against BHP July 28, 2021 By Kirstin Ridley London’s Court of Appeal made a U-turn on Tuesday by agreeing to reopen a $7 billion lawsuit by 200,000 claimants...