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.

December 2, 2014

Water, human rights and reputations – managing the impacts of mining projects

What’s the connection between access to water, human rights and mining projects? It’s a complicated area where the vast challenges that lie ahead can only increase as the century progresses.

December 1, 2014

New low in oil prices drags BHP Billiton stock below 2009 levels

The stock closed in Sydney below the $30 mark, which is the lowest it has traded in the last five years.

December 1, 2014

UK passes historic transparency law for oil, gas and mining companies

The law provides a standard for the US to follow in finalizing its own rules requiring payment disclosure

November 30, 2014

Ukraine could run out of coal this winter

Ukraine is facing a potential shortage of coal supplies just as it finds itself in the icy grip of winter.

November 28, 2014

Rio Tinto cuts spending, defers capex, keeps dividend

The mining giant said it was committed to giving significantly more money back to shareholders in 2015 despite a severe drop in iron ore prices.