October 17, 2012 Standard and Poor’s cuts Anglo American’s outlook to negative Global credit rating firm Standard and Poor's (S&P) downgraded Wednesday its outlook on Anglo American PLC (LON:AAL) to negative from stable as a result of growing concerns about the effects…
October 17, 2012 Oil and coal save BHP’s September quarter results BHP Billiton (ASX,LON,NYSE:BHP), the world’s biggest miner by market value, posted Wednesday a weaker than expected September quarter from its West Australian iron ore mines as the company’s work on…
October 17, 2012 China’s share of global mining M&A’s doubles as total deals decrease China's percentage of international mining merger and acquisition deals nearly doubled during the first half of the year according to a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC).
October 16, 2012 Gold Fields issues ultimatum to 15,000 striking miners Gold Fields Ltd. (NYSE, JSE:GFI) said Tuesday it will dismiss all miners who fail to return to work by Thursday at its KDC West and Beatrix plants, as the company…
October 16, 2012 Ivanplats raises $305 million in biggest global IPO since Glencore Africa-focused Canadian miner Ivanplats Ltd, founded by billionaire Robert Friedland, raised over Cdn$300 million ($305 million) in its initial public offering in Toronto on Tuesday, after selling shares at $4.75…
October 16, 2012 BHP Billiton production report The company outlines record petroleum production, an increase in Queensland coal volumes and a milestone achievement from Western Australia Iron Ore.
October 15, 2012 Turquoise Hill selling off after Mongolia officially says it wants more of Oyu Tolgoi The massive copper-gold mine is back in the sights of Mongolia's government.
October 15, 2012 Canadian gold miner Petaquilla rejects Inmet’s $112 million bid Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. (TSX:PTQ) has rejected as inadequate an unsolicited, a $112-million takeover bid for the company by Inmet Mining Corp. (TSX:IMN), which operates a gold mine adjacent to Petaquilla’s…
October 15, 2012 More than half of mining execs think industry is on its way up Mining executives see lots of more sunny days in 2013 with 55% of participants in a recent survey saying they believe their sector will perform better than it did in…
October 15, 2012 Qatar sees Glencore/Xstrata merger positively Qatar's sovereign investment fund, the second largest shareholder in Xstrata PLC (LON:XTA) with 12% of equity, confirmed Monday it is looking positively at the company's planned merger with Glencore International…
US development-finance agency targets AI, minerals in expansion A key priority for the DFC’s expanded efforts will be critical minerals, especially in mid-stream processing projects. December 18, 2025 | 12:30 pm
