May 10, 2012 Qatar plonks $4 billion on Xstrata and hands Glasenberg another victory The oil and natural gas rich nation's stake in the coal giant is now 8% with a target of over 10%, providing crucial back for Glencore CEO Ivan Glasenberg to…
May 10, 2012 Protesters want Rio Tinto off the Olympic podium A protest against London 2012 sponsor Rio Tinto (LON & NTSE:RIO), which has supplied the metal to make the Olympic and Paralympic medals, welcomed the company’s shareholders this morning in…
May 10, 2012 BHP merging embattled aluminum and nickel divisions BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) added to market rumors that its nickel business is not relevant for the miner anymore by announcing yesterday it had merged the stainless steel materials unit with…
May 9, 2012 Taseko redux? BC first nation flexes muscles on Red Chris A proposal by Imperial Metals to develop the Red Chris mine in northern BC is not sitting well with a local First Nation.
May 9, 2012 Mongolia backtracks on state ownership of mining companies Fearing a backlash by foreign investors in the mining sector – the foundation of the country's economy – Mongolian legislators on Tuesday watered down many of the provisions of draft…
May 9, 2012 Chinalco Mining seeks $1 billion IPO for massive Peru copper mine With huge investments in Peruvian copper, Chinalco Mining, a division of the giant Aluminum Corp of China, follows another Chinese state-owned miner to the Hong Kong market to raise money.
May 9, 2012 Canadian Teck Resources shows renewed interest for the iron ore industry Canadian miner giant Teck Resources Ltd. (NYSE:TCK, TSX:TCK.B) is interested in entering the iron ore industry and would seek to acquire a producing asset rather than develop a mining project,…
May 9, 2012 Anglo American Platinum to adopt fuel cell locomotive Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), the world’s largest platinum producer, launched today the first of five fuel cell-powered locomotive prototypes to be tested at its mining operations in South Africa.
May 9, 2012 Doctor Glencore predicts ‘healthy’ demand for raw materials Swiss commodities trader Glencore International PLC (LON:GLEN) painted a rosy outlook for the worldwide demand for raw materials this year, as China and the U.S. help offset the impact of…
May 9, 2012 Collapse in Canadian mining deals in midst of global uncertainty While 2011 was a near-record year for mining mergers and acquisitions (M&A), with over 2,600 deals worth $149 billion in the global mining sector, 2012 is not looking so good,…
BHP puts Anglo in ‘rearview mirror’ as CEO eyes Canada copper “I’m hopeful that in five years time, 10 years time, there’ll be further investments that we can make into Canadian resources,” Mike Henry said. December 19, 2025 | 12:32 pm
