April 4, 2012 BHP Australia coal mines vote to continue strike Australian coal mines owned by BHP Billiton (ASX:BHP) and Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd (TYO:8058) in the Bowen Basin area voted to resume their strike, momentarily stopped this morning, right after…
April 3, 2012 Barrick Gold’s Porgera mine resumes operations Operations at Barrick's Porgera open pit gold mine, in Papua New Guinea, resumed this morning after the government decided to send troops to the site last week, under a troop…
March 30, 2012 $10.2M settlement reached in NM coal waste lawsuit A two-year legal battle over the disposal of millions of tons of coal combustion waste in northwestern New Mexico is on the verge of being settled with a $10.2 million…
March 30, 2012 Rio Tinto follows Vale and joins Chinese iron ore trading platform The move will allow the London-listed miner to sell non-contracted iron ore directly into China through the electronic trading platform.
March 30, 2012 McEwen blasts gold miners on dividends, investment appeal Rob McEwen has blasted senior gold miners, saying they should be paying out more in yields and dividends to attract shareholders and broaden the appeal of gold investment.
March 30, 2012 BHP iron ore chief quits Ian Ashby, BHP Billiton's Iron Ore President, is stepping aside after 25 years with the world's biggest miner.
March 29, 2012 Barrick Announces Pricing of $2.0 Billion Offering of Debt Securities Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX)(TSX:ABX) ("Barrick") announced today the pricing of $2.0 billion in debt securities comprised of: $1.25 billion of 3.85% notes due 2022 and $750 million of 5.25% notes…
March 29, 2012 Anglo American opens $517m colliery in S. Africa UK-headquartered Anglo American (LON:AAL) cut the ribbon today on a new coal mine in South Africa.
March 29, 2012 World’s largest money manager losing confidence in BHP Billiton "They need to clearly indicate to the market what their strategy around Olympic Dam is, around shale gas, all of these things, to return confidence that they're not spending huge…
March 28, 2012 In the hole for $18 billion, Rio Tinto finds buyer for Europe alumina business The world's number three miner bought Alcan's business on the continent in 2007 for $38 billion. So far the $100 billion Anglo-Australian company has been forced to write off $18.2 billion…
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
