April 30, 2012 Veteran broker accuses BHP Billiton of destroying own wealth with bad decisions From aborted takeover attempts for Rio Tinto and Potash Corp and what is seen as a disastrous successful one for Petrohawk, BHP Billiton is accused of making many bad decisions…
April 29, 2012 A significant paradigm shift in public activism There has been a significant paradigm shift in public activism in Canada and a growing hostility toward mining and dogmatic opposition by environmentalists and social action groups toward virtually all…
April 29, 2012 For miners, coal is no longer hot It's been a bleak spring for U.S. coal miners—and the question for Arch Coal Inc. ACI -1.66% and Alpha Natural Resources Inc. ANR -3.88% is whether they can even meet…
April 29, 2012 CoAL jumps through hoops to get Vele running Fourteen months after being halted by the South African departments of water and environment, Coal of Africa's Vele mine has begun shipping its first coal.
April 29, 2012 Indian economy to grow despite politics over policy paralysis: Lakshmi Mittal NRI business tycoon Lakshmi N Mittal on Sunday said India's economy will continue to grow despite politics over policy paralysis.
April 28, 2012 Arch said to seek buyers for several U.S. coal mines Arch Coal Inc. (ACI), the fourth-largest U.S. producer of the fuel, is seeking buyers for several of its thermal-coal mines in the U.S., which together may fetch $600 million or…
April 27, 2012 UK Coal up 13% after swinging into profit UK Coal (LON:UKC) turned a £124.6 million loss in 2010 into a pre-tax profit of £58 million last year as production and revenue jumped.
April 27, 2012 US studies new law to speed up one of world’s longest permitting processes "What is new is the growing awareness of its implications for our nation, particularly in a highly competitive world economy in which the demand for minerals continues to grow, especially…
April 27, 2012 Xstrata pulls out of Donkin Mine project in Eastern Canada Australian miner Xstrata Coal is pulling out of the Donkin Mine project, which promised to employ as many as 300 people in Cape Breton, Eastern Canada, by 2014.
April 26, 2012 Xstrata Coal seeks operating partner for Donkin Coal interest Xstrata Coal Donkin Management Limited ("Xstrata Coal") and Erdene Resource Development Corp. ("Erdene") (TSX:ERD.TO -News) today announced that Xstrata Coal is seeking an operating coal company to assume its interest…
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
