Africa • Mar 25, 2021
South Africa Mineworker COVID-19 Death Toll Still Rising
In South Africa, as a more infectious form of the virus sweeps through the region, the number of mineworker deaths due to COVID-19 has risen to…
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Iron Ore & Steel • Feb 1, 2021
Vale’s Serra Leste Expansion to Boost Iron Ore to 10M Tons
Vale (NYSE: VALE) has obtained permission from environmental authorities in the northern state of Pará, Brazil, for the resumption of its Serra Leste mine expansion activities.…
Mining Operations • Jan 26, 2021
Once booming, sand mines shuttered
Sand mining in Trempealeau County has proved to be a boom and bust business. The fortunes of local frac sand firms have fluctuated with oil prices…
Iron Ore & Steel • Jan 26, 2021
NT Iron Ore Mines Reopen as China Steel Demand Soars
As Chinese demand for steel soars and prices sit at a seven-year peak, Northern Territory iron ore mines are making a comeback. In the last few…
Mining Operations • Oct 1, 2020
Skillings Mining Review October 2020
Skillings Mining Review October 2020: October 2020 was a month of contrasts for the mining industry, as economic setbacks clashed with innovation and long-term opportunity. In…
Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) • Aug 1, 2020
Skillings Mining Review August 2020
Skillings Mining Review August 2020: The mining industry entered August 2020 under the shadow of a pandemic that reshaped global supply chains, commodity markets, and workplace…
Mining Operations • Jul 1, 2020
Skillings Mining Review July 2020
Skillings Mining Review July 2020: July 2020 highlighted both resilience and strain across the global mining industry as markets began showing signs of recovery, while Covid-19…
Market Intelligence • May 1, 2020
Skillings Mining Review May 2020
Skillings Mining Review May 2020: May 2020 underscored the volatility and uncertainty facing global mining as the Covid-19 crisis reshaped priorities from supply chains to financing.…
Mining Operations • Apr 1, 2020
Skillings Mining Review April 2020
Skillings Mining Review April 2020: April 2020 marked the moment when Covid-19’s disruption truly reverberated across the mining industry, exposing vulnerabilities in operations, supply chains, and…
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