July 20, 2013 US Fed to review Wall Street banks metals business US central bank reconsidering 2003 determination allowing banks to move into mining, processing, transportation and warehousing of metals and minerals.
July 4, 2013 Starved for jobs, Europe shifts attitude towards mining "Growing resource nationalism in many parts of the world makes Europe more attractive from a political risk point of view."
May 29, 2013 Rio Tinto looks to squeeze money out of Japanese aluminum buyers "Demand in South East Asia has been quite good, but I don't think there is that much of an improvement in Japan."
May 26, 2013 Tony Blair called to rescue mining employees in Guinea Ibrahima Touré and Issaga Bangoura have been in prison for over a month.
May 24, 2013 Vedanta raises $1.7bn, India’s largest ever offshore bond sale This is a landmark transaction for Vedanta, which is joining domestic peers in catching the flood of US dollars being unleashed by central banks.
May 23, 2013 Glencore trade with Iran may have helped Tehran avoid UN sanctions: report The company's head of aluminum, Gary Fegel, is set to leave the company this summer.
May 22, 2013 Aluminum chief first senior executive to leave Glencore Xstrata The unconfirmed news came as a surprise for analysts as Fegel was reconfirmed in the post only weeks ago.
May 15, 2013 Rio Tinto’s $1.4bn bauxite mine approved in Australia Project on the Cape York peninsula could produce up to 50 million tonnes per year.
May 15, 2013 BHP Billiton’s disappearing exploration budget "We need to squeeze returns from our installed infrastructure."
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