November 7, 2012 SA mineral resources minister warns mining firms against retrenching workers South African Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu today warned mining companies against taking "unilateral action" and retrenching workers due to the costs of recent wage hikes for mining employees.
November 7, 2012 Congo to discuss mining code changes with companies The Democratic Republic of Congo's intentions to increase the government stake in mining projects by 35% will be first discussed with mining companies and also consulted with the World Bank…
November 7, 2012 China’s overseas mining and metals M&A’s surge in value, momentum set to persist through next year The total value of overseas mergers and acquisitions pursued by Middle Kingdom's mining and metals players has surged this year according to sector experts from Ernst & Young Global.
November 7, 2012 BHP on the search for Kloppers’ successor The world's biggest mining company has announced that it has embarked upon the search for a successor to Marius Kloppers as the South African approaches his sixth year as BHP's…
November 6, 2012 Damning report blames Pike River ‘horror story’ on failings by all sides The Royal Commission's report on New Zealand's Pike River disaster has castigated all parties involved for egregious oversights and failings occasioning what some commentators have referred to as a mining…
November 6, 2012 Australian miners take battle against tax to High Court The Australian resources sector has taken its battle against the Gillard government's contentious new mining tax to the nation's High Court.
November 5, 2012 New support for Glencore-Xstrata deal Institutional advisor ISS now says tie-up is a good thing for Xstrata, but they still don't like the $200 million retention package.
November 5, 2012 Mining’s new age of austerity will hurt consumers Shareholders will celebrate as lower supply boosts prices and profits, but consumers of metal and minerals will be hard hit.
November 5, 2012 B.C. unions go to court over Chinese miners Two major unions of the Canadian province of British Columbia have applied to have the Federal Court overturn a decision to allow about 200 foreign workers work at HD Mining…
November 5, 2012 Mining industry eschews mega projects to boost shareholder returns at consumers’ expense Mining executives have given a clear indication that they plan to slash capital spending and reduce supply in order to improve shareholder returns at the expense of consumers.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
