December 8, 2014 BHP Billiton spin-off named South32 The waiting game is over. BHP Billiton has named its Perth-based spin-off company, appointing Graham Kerr as its chief executive.
December 7, 2014 Patriot Coal issues WARN notices at West Kentucky operations Patriot Coal Corporation issued WARN Act notices to all employees at the Highland mining complex located near Henderson, Kentucky, and the Dodge Hill mining complex located near Sturgis, Kentucky.
December 7, 2014 Deep in coal country, many pondering a future without it The rest of the house is just waking as Scottie Sizemore plops down in a rocking chair on his front porch with a cup of coffee. The sun has yet…
December 5, 2014 US mining can’t find workers fast enough More than 36% of the jobs in mining and logging stay open for longer than three months.
December 5, 2014 Sandvik relocates global equipment unit to India and China The firm is closing several facilities in the U.S. and Europe, as part of a two-year business reorganization set to conclude in the next fiscal.
December 5, 2014 Walsh: My ‘amazing’ Rio turnaround ‘will be a Harvard case study’ Rio Tinto CEO credentialing ahead of another round with "combative" Ivan Glasenberg.
December 4, 2014 Glencore’s massive Canadian Donkin coal mine sold to U.S. firm News feeds long-standing hopes of a mine reopening and job generation in the impoverished area.
December 4, 2014 Rio Tinto-Glencore a ‘poor match’: Sam Walsh Walsh emphasized Rio was not planning any major acquisition to protect itself from a potential takeover by the commodity trader and miner rival.
December 3, 2014 Cliffs Natural selling coal assets, expects loss of up to $425m Miner is dropping coal operations to focus on iron ore.
December 2, 2014 Government vows to act against illegal mining in southwest Colombia Colombia’s national government on Monday promised to act against illegal mining in the southwestern Cauca state after about 100 women had marched to Bogota and locals internationally denounced death threats.
Copper price tops $12,000 for first time on tariffs, supply woes Copper prices exceed $12,000 a tonne for the first time on record due to mine disruptions and tariffs, despite weak demand in China. December 23, 2025 | 05:39 am
