March 4, 2013 New steel coke plant opening in Iran The plant will have a production capacity of about 900,000 tons.
March 3, 2013 Fire in Chinese coal mine kills 11 people Search and rescue team looks for two missing people.
March 1, 2013 Glencore delays closing of Xstrata merger, faces claims of aiding Iran nuclear program The world’s largest commodities trader said more details about the pending deal will be revealed on Tuesday. Meanwhile, it faces claims of supplying Iran with key ingredients for the manufacture…
March 1, 2013 Canada’s Bill C-52 makes it more expensive for industry: miners Mining Association of Canada says the rail service act needs amendments to make it fair for shippers.
February 28, 2013 Nova Scotia miners blame Government for low profits Nova Scotia is the only Canadian province that taxes resource companies for fuel used on mine sites.
February 28, 2013 Rio appoints former BHP executive as new finance director Christopher Lynch takes over longstanding finance director Guy Elliott.
February 28, 2013 Brazil’s Vale reports first loss in a decade, takes $5.7bn write-down It became the latest large miner to write down assets in the face of falling commodity prices.
February 28, 2013 Beijing all smogged up with air pollution Levels of unhealthy airborne particulate matter exceeded maximums on monitoring indexes.
February 27, 2013 New York mayor ‘happy’ to report US coal is ‘a dead man walking’ "Even though the coal industry doesn't totally know it yet, or is ready to admit it, its day is done."
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
