June 1, 2012 Teck announces tentative collective agreement at Trail Operations Teck Resources Limited ("Teck") (TCK.A and TCK.B, NYSE: TCK) announced today that Teck and Locals 480 and 9705 of the United Steelworkers have reached a tentative collective agreement covering Trail…
June 1, 2012 Vale’s Carborough Downs declares force majeure Vale SA announced that Carborough Downs, the Company's metallurgical operations in Central Bowen Basin, Queensland state, Australia declared major force (FM) as of May 31, 2012., after the detection of…
May 31, 2012 Why isn’t this copper miner smiling? He’s getting a $45 million bonus just for staying on In all $265 million will be doled out to senior management at Xstrata to stop them from jumping ship after a merger with Glencore. The two companies are also paying…
May 31, 2012 EastCoal Inc. closes C$17,010,000 private placement The Company is focused on the Donbass coal basin of Ukraine which has large coal reserves and excellent prospects.
May 31, 2012 Joy Global sinks to year-low, forecasts further US and worldwide slowdown “Our second quarter reflects both excellence in our execution and concerns over slowing in our markets”
May 31, 2012 Glenstrata ready to become the largest mining industry merger in recent history The prospectus giving details of the creation of a $90 billion mining and commodities trading behemoth will finally find its way to the inboxes of shareholders today.
May 31, 2012 Owners of Big Sandy throw in the towel and withdraw $1bn retrofit plans New York Times reports that Big Sandy, an eastern Kentucky coal-burning plant, will not be retrofitted so it can meet environmental regulations.
May 30, 2012 Aussie mining jobs aplenty, if you have the right tickets ABC News examines the rumour that big money can be made in mining in Australia with nary more than a high-school diploma.
May 30, 2012 ‘A decade of rising commodity prices is always followed by two decades of declines.’ Now you tell us! Ruchir Sharma, head of emerging markets at Morgan Stanley, makes one of the most bearish statements yet on the end of the so-called commodity supercycle.
May 30, 2012 Thousands of Spanish coal miners on indefinite strike and calling for massive protest tomorrow in Madrid After a week of protests, Spanish coal miners have decided to go on indefinite strike amid fears their entire industry is about to go to the wall, after the government…
Glencore says key issues remain in Horne smelter talks Glencore has repeatedly come under fire in the province of Quebec due to the pollution that Horne causes in Rouyn-Noranda. January 30, 2026 | 01:25 pm
