June 23, 2020 BHP hires JP Morgan to sell Australian thermal coal mine Increased scrutiny from investors, regulators and climate change activists is prompting miners to limit their exposure to fossil fuels.
June 22, 2020 Gold price closes in on 8-year high after $1.7bn ETF bets Investors pile into North American gold-backed ETFs with one-day inflows of 974,000 ounces worth $1.7 billion.
June 22, 2020 The masters of the diamond world are losing control De Beers struggles to generate interest from its customers while at least five buyers have broken from their long-term contracts with Alrosa.
June 22, 2020 ArcelorMittal considers sale of Canadian assets Assets the world’s biggest steelmaker may put on the chopping block include a 420km-long railway servicing the Mont-Wright iron ore mine in Quebec.
June 19, 2020 Investors, corporates don’t view ESG risks alike – report The 2020 Metals and Mining Survey obtained responses from more than 100 corporate issuers and investors active in the sector.
June 19, 2020 INTERVIEW: Octavio Araneda CEO, Codelco Copper giant aims to expand revenues by $1 billion per year, starting in 2021.
June 19, 2020 Gold futures firepower mounts Gold’s powerful post-stock-panic upleg hasn’t enjoyed buying support from the gold futures speculators.
June 19, 2020 Trillion-dollar US plan will draw in plenty of metal A global infrastructure spending push would mean a lot more energy metals will need to be mined.
June 19, 2020 Glencore’s venture with Merafe starts job cuts The venture runs seven chrome mines and five ferrochrome plants in South Africa, and employs a total of 11,448.
Contract worker dies at Rio Tinto’s Simandou mine in Guinea Last August, a contract worker died in an incident at the same mine. February 15, 2026 | 09:20 am