November 2, 2014 Xstrata founder Davis bids for Anglo American assets – Sunday Times Mick Davis, the former boss of miner Xstrata, has made an offer for Anglo American assets including copper mines in Chile, Brazilian nickel mines and some coal operations, the Sunday…
October 31, 2014 Rio Tinto braces for $2.5bn Oyu Tolgoi writedown According to The Times, Rio flagged the possibility of a writedown in August.
October 31, 2014 BHP’s Olympic dam expansion off agenda until prices improve The miner blamed low metals prices and productivity inefficiencies for the decision.
October 30, 2014 Goldcorp takes $36 million writedown on Mexican mine Value of low-grade ore stockpile at the Peñasquito mine dropped, raising average costs by $64/oz. and negatively affecting adjusted earnings by $0.04/share.
October 30, 2014 Barrick boosts ties with China, names Woo Lee as regional leader Woo served as a U.S. State Department representative in Asia for about 15 years with postings in countries including China, Japan and Australia.
October 30, 2014 BHP sends mixed signals on potash plans Investors are uncertain about BHP Billiton Ltd.’s ambitions in the potash space, especially when it comes to its massive Jansen project in Saskatchewan.
October 29, 2014 Chile passes historic law to aid copper giant Codelco It grants the world's No.1 copper miner an injection of US$4 billion for the next four years.
October 29, 2014 Nova Scotia to use fracking waste at cement plant Five million litres of wastewater will be disposed at the Brookfield-based plant following a successful pilot project earlier this spring.
October 28, 2014 Rio Tinto’s Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender delivers exceptional results Rio Tinto’s 30th anniversary collection of 54 rare pink and red diamonds from its Argyle diamond mine has delivered exceptional results, achieving the highest average price per carat since the…
October 28, 2014 Freeport-McMoRan’s profit down 32% amid lower copper, gold prices The U.S. largest miner by market value and revenue is also dealing with a strike threat at its Indonesia's Grasberg copper and gold mine, which recently resumed operations.
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
