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."

May 9, 2013

BHP’s new CEO Mackenzie takes charge amid mining austerity

Andrew Mackenzie to tour Pilbara iron ore mine on first day as CEO.

May 3, 2013

Glencore Xstrata up on first day of trading after merger

The newly combined company’s stock price rose over 4%