February 20, 2018 BHP CEO will meet with activist Elliott to discuss demands BHP’s first-half results missed analysts’ expectations and the shares fell 4.6 percent, on pace for the biggest daily drop since April.
February 20, 2018 Southern Copper wins auction for massive Peru copper project Rio Tinto, Teck Resources, Hudbay were among copper miners interested in $2 billion Michiquillay project in Peru.
February 20, 2018 BHP rebuffs Elliott as first-half profit hits three-year high The New-York based fund argues an overhaul could add more than $22 billion in value for shareholders and wants BHP to conduct an independent study.
February 16, 2018 US dollar bull and bear markets The USD Index seems to be at a decisive point and we should see relatively soon if the decline continues or if a major turnaround takes place instead.
February 16, 2018 Rio Tinto’s Mongolian copper worries mount Ulaanbaatar orders Rio Tinto to build domestic power plant for $5.3 billion expansion of Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine.
February 16, 2018 Mining sector unloved as investors find it hard to trust Data shows that two years after the worst of the raw materials slump is over, investors are still not ready to pour in fresh funds despite a price rally.
February 16, 2018 Vale’s iron ore output hit record high in 2017 Output of the steelmaking material reached 366.5 million tonnes last year, boosted by record high productionat Vale's northern system, which composed of its Carajás, Serra Leste and the massive S11D…
February 14, 2018 Copper, iron ore price jump sparks rally in mining stocks Top listed copper producer Freeport jumped 7.4% and with Vale – up 6% – was among the NYSE's top 10 most actively traded stocks.
February 13, 2018 BHP takes $1.8 billion hit from US tax reform Charge is due to due to cuts in the US Federal corporate income tax rate, the world’s biggest mining company said.
February 13, 2018 Rio Tinto becomes sole owner of Pistol Bay uranium assets in Canada Rio Tinto had already earned a 75% interest in the C-4-5-6 property, and it was expected to exercise its option to acquire full interest by 2019.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
