BHP’s Marius Kloppers makes 30 best CEOs in the world list (again)
Why? For mining the stuff for making China.
Frik Els , Editor
Frik has 20 years’ experience as a business journalist across a range of industries including automotive, technology and entertainment markets. Frik has an entry in Global Mining Observer’s Who’s Who of Mining 2018, and contributions to publications and conferences including Business Insider, Investing.com, Mines & Money London and New York, Vancouver Resources Investment, Progressive Mine Forum in Toronto and Canadian Mining Symposium in London, UK. He’s been interviewed on CBC Radio and Korea State TV and quoted in the Financial Post.
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Credit Suisse “skeptical” about potash price
A Credit Suisse research note recommends Agrium, Mosaic and Potash Corp, but is "growing skeptical over whether potash prices can regain the momentum seen last year."
You want ice with that? Centerra dives 18% after saying waste and ice will cut Kumtor production by 200,000 oz
Centerra Gold said labour strikes last month worsened the extent of the ice and waste flows and that it now can't access the high grade zone at its massive mine in Kyrgyzstan.
There is an upside to the $340+ billion hole in China’s local government debt
Faster privatization might be the ultimate measure that helps the country finally get away from a vicious lending and spending cycle.
World’s largest coal company muscling in on world’s largest metallurgical deposit
"Shenhua is the most competitive bidder for the project given its technology, transport infrastructure, access to the Chinese market and the backing of the Chinese government," Shenhua CEO Ling Wen told reporters.
Nickel mining in Philippines: provincial governor to be charged with murder of anti-mining activist
In January last year local radio broadcaster Gerry Ortega, who fought hard for a ban on mining on Palawan was slain and now the Philippines' Department of Justice asked for murder charges to be filed against former Palawan Governor Joel Reyes and four others in connection with his death.
Win some lose some: Gold Fields delving deeper into Philippines, suspends drilling in Mali
Nick Holland of CEO Gold Fields said on Monday the company has plonked $63 million on a second gold-copper project in the Philippines. The globe's fourth-largest gold miner also announced it is suspending drilling in Mali, Africa's third largest gold producer following a military coup.
Breakdown: All the gold price indicators now point down
“Sentiment towards gold is as low as it has been for many years, possibly since the rally started. ... For virtually the first time this cycle, buying gold is a contrarian trade.”
Chinese style capitalism leads to capital punishment for 31-year old tycoon
"Wu's death penalty is a setback for the cause of reform in China. Judging from this case, how far are we from the market economy? At least 300 years."
Glencore-Xstrata merger won’t happen this year
EU regulators are stepping up scrutiny of the mooted $90 billion merger of the commodities trader and coal giant and the whole vetting process could take until early 2013. That is if the deal goes ahead at all.
CHART: Copper price surge mints 23 new unicorn mines
The ranks of copper mining’s answer to Silicon Valley's $1 billion startup unicorns swell to 75.