Macquarie Research assesses global iron ore market
Spot iron ore prices rose from US$75 per tonne to US$95 per tonne in the weeks following the Brumadinho dam disaster at Vale’s (NYSE: VALE) Feijao iron ore mine in…
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US markets down, March 18-22: Vale, Wheaton Precious Metals and Franco-Nevada
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.34% to finish the trading week at 25,502.32, and the S&P 500 Index lost 0.77% to end the week at 2,800.71. Spot gold rose…
BMO cuts Vale production estimates after additional mine closure
BMO Capital Markets has cut Vale’s (NYSE: VALE) iron ore production estimate this year by a further 30 million tonnes due to the continued suspension of the miner’s Brucutu mine,…
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 dollar, spot gold held above…
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 the company’s Gongo Soco mine,…
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 and another 250 people missing…
Wheaton buys gold and palladium stream from Sibanye-Stillwater
Less than a month after paying US$390 million in cash for a cobalt stream from Vale’s (NYSE: VALE) Voisey’s Bay mine on the north coast of Labrador, Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX: WPM; NYSE:…
US markets little changed, June 11-15
The prospect of a wider trade war between China and the U.S. escalated during the trading week, as the Trump administration said it would impose a 25% tariff on up…
Vale sells Voisey’s Bay cobalt stream for US$690M
In the world’s biggest cobalt stream to date, Vale (NYSE: VALE) has agreed to sell cobalt from its Voisey’s Bay nickel-copper-cobalt mine in northern Labrador to Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX:…
Horizonte Minerals advances two assets in Brazil
Six months ago, Jeremy Martin, founder and CEO of Horizonte Minerals (TSX: HZM; LON: HZM), bought the Vermelho nickel-cobalt project in Brazil from Vale (NYSE: VALE) for US$8 million in…
While seeking JV partner, Lara drills Planalto in Brazil
Lara Exploration (TSXV: LRA) is drilling its 47 sq. km Planalto copper property in Brazil’s northern Carajas district. “We’re a prospect generator and we typically don’t drill projects ourselves,” Lara…