BHP wants strikes to be ‘last resource’ for workers
The mining giant has also asked for local laws to be flexible enough to keep pace with other countries.
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Vale CEO Murilo Ferreira to lead Petrobras
Vale's Murilo Ferreira has been nominated as Petrobras' next board chairman, while the company still scrambles to deal with the fallout from a vast corruption scandal.
Allana Potash sold to Israel Chemicals for $137 million
The deal aims to speed up development of Allana’s promising Danakil potash project, in northeast Ethiopia.
PetroChina wants to smoothly sail away from the oil sand business
The oil giant is “actively engaged” in talks to swap North American assets, mostly Canadian, with international oil companies.
Chinese miners keep digging for iron ore despite most losing money
The situation, industry officials said Friday, can’t continue for much longer.
Scepticism grows over North Korea’s massive rare earth discovery
Experts are raising questions about the legitimacy of North Korea's estimated reserves of rare earths, used from computers to cars and defense missiles.
Congo’s planned mining code changes ‘too risky’: miners
The country's Chamber of Mines says the new code would send the mining industry back by at least 10 years.
Glencore shutting down its West Wallsend coal mine in Australia
The firm said poor coal prices meant it would not make sense to extend the life of the mine.
JX, Mitsui Mining halt Caserones mine, to take a $421M write down
The company said the suspension of operation at the copper is momentary, as northern Chile is being hit by torrential rain and snow.
Energy regulator staff probed over handling of TransCanada safety violations
The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) probe centres on the alleged mishandling of claims of natural gas pipeline violations at TransCanada by engineers working for the energy regulator (NEB).
Savannah nears full ownership of Barroso lithium lease
The Aldeia lease transfer would expand Barroso’s resource base as Savannah targets EU lithium supply and advances permitting.
