Tag: iron

• Thursday, February 27th 2025 - 20:37 UTC

  Bolivia launches industrialized iron complex

  

  Bolivian President Luis Arce inaugurated the El Mutún complex, the South American country's first industrialized iron facility, which can boost other infrastructure developments, particularly those sponsored by Russia and Iran.

• Monday, March 4th 2019 - 21:44 UTC

  Vale's top executives removed following the collapse of a dam that killed 300

  

  The head of Brazil's Vale mining giant has stepped down following the collapse of a dam which killed at least 186 people in the town of Brumadinho. Fabio Schvartsman and several other executives asked to be removed after prosecutors called for their dismissal.

• Tuesday, February 12th 2019 - 09:24 UTC

  China iron ore futures soar on concerns over the Vale tragedy in Brazil

  

  China iron ore futures rose to a record on Monday, the first session after a week-long national holiday, on concerns that supply from Brazil, the country’s second-largest ore supplier, may decline after a fatal dam accident at a Vale mine.

• Wednesday, December 8th 2010 - 17:04 UTC

  Brazilian iron-ore giant Vale traded at a premium in Hong Kong market debut

  

  Brazilian corporation Vale, the world's biggest iron ore miner, listed on Wednesday at the Hong Kong stock exchange where it traded at a premium to New York's close, as the company looks to raise its profile among Asian investors.

• Saturday, September 11th 2010 - 18:39 UTC

  Uruguay’s definitive iron-ore feasibility project to be completed by mid-2011

  

  Swiss-based iron ore mining start-up Zamin Ferrous through its Brazilian affiliate is finishing the drilling stage of an iron-ore project in Valentines, Uruguay, and expects to complete its “definitive” feasibility study by mid-2011.

• Saturday, July 31st 2010 - 05:30 UTC

  World’s leading iron-ore producer and exporter moves into the copper business

  

  Brazilian mining conglomerate Vale Rio Doce announced this week that it will make a public offer to acquire Paranapanema, the country’s largest copper smelter, as part of a bid to become one of the world’s leading producers of the red metal.

• Thursday, July 1st 2010 - 07:03 UTC

  Japanese group secures iron-ore supply with stake in Brazilian steel foundry

  

  Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA, Brazil’s second-largest steelmaker, agreed to sell a stake in its mining and railroad businesses to Sumitomo Corp. for 1.93 billion US dollars before a possible share offering in the unit.