July 30, 2012 Fresh doubts over Olympic Dam as BHP freezes hiring BHP's board was to make a decision on the $30 billion project this year, but a newspaper report over the weekend said a decision will not be made until 2014…
July 29, 2012 One of the world’s oldest ruling dynasties threatened by platinum industry crisis The Royal Bafokeng nation, who control vast parts of the platinum belt in the north west province of South Africa warned that earnings at its main investment vehicle could be…
July 29, 2012 Anglo American – in at the deep end Anglo American’s problems run deep – literally. Platinum mining in South Africa’s deepest mines is costly and dangerous enough. Anglo also has to contend with unsustainably high costs and feeble…
July 28, 2012 Union Minister hopeful of ban on bauxite mining in Visakhapatnam Union Minister for Panchayat Raj and Tribal Affairs V. Kishore Chandra Deo has said he is still hopeful that bauxite mining licences issued in Visakhapatnam agency area will be cancelled.…
July 28, 2012 Platinum could outperform palladium: Deutche Bank Deutsche Bank expects that platinum supply could see further cutbacks as economic/social pressures in South Africa mount and the price could be dragged higher by stronger gold prices over the…
July 27, 2012 Not convinced Chinese trade is a disaster? Take a look at these shipping numbers Examples: Worldwide orders for dry-bulk vessels dropped 49% to 9.8 million deadweight tons in the first half of 2012. The monthly index of new-ship prices in China is now at…
July 27, 2012 Baja sued for $260 million in class action. Vancouver co is worth only $18 million, down 93% in 2012 Baja Mining dropped by almost a third on Friday after announcing class action proceedings seeking $260 million in damages for misrepresenting the true state of affairs at its Boleo project…
July 27, 2012 Class action commenced against Baja Mr. Sue-Tang seeks: a declaration that Baja made misrepresentations contrary to the securities act during, general and special damages in the amount of $250 million, punitive damages in the amount…
July 27, 2012 Unions stop Codelco from selling off Gaby The board of Codelco has authorized its chief executive, Thomas Keller, to go ahead with feasibility studies to turn its subsidiary Gabriela Mistral into a new business division.
July 27, 2012 Anglo American disappoints: profits down 40% and Minas Rio delayed another year The global miner joined the ‘disappointing results club’ this morning as the London-listed mining group reported that its first-half operating profit dropped almost 40%.
Column: EV revolution rolls on but battery metals lose their charge It should only be a matter of time before demand momentum absorbs the current supply glut, writes Reuters columnist Andy Home. December 20, 2025 | 06:23 am
