April 9, 2012 Glasenberg – 1, Xstrata shareholders – 0 The $2.6 billion Qatari investment could provide Glencore CEO Ivan Glasenberg the necessary backing he needs to push through the deal which many Xstrata shareholders say sell them short.
April 9, 2012 Caterpillar’s big bet on the US economy It hasn't been long since Caterpillar Inc looked like the typical resident of the Rust Belt. Having misjudged how deep the U.S. economy would decline, the world's largest maker of…
April 8, 2012 BHPB coal mines to be hit by new stoppages April 12 – Union Reuters reported that Australian coal mines owned by BHP Billiton and Mitsubishi Corporation will be hit by a second work stoppage on April 12th 2012, with union workers planning to…
April 8, 2012 Joy Global explains underground coal mining This video by mining equipment manufacturer Job Global, more educational than promotional, gives an excellent overview of longwall, versus room and pillar underground coal mining.
April 7, 2012 Tata Power eyes stake in South Africa’s Sekoko’s Waterberg Coal Tata Power, India's largest private power producer is in talks with South African energy company Sekoko Resources to acquire a 30-per cent stake in the Waterberg Coal Project in South…
April 5, 2012 Healthy polar bear count confounds doomsayers The debate about climate change and its impact on polar bears has intensified with the release of a survey that shows the […]
April 5, 2012 Global warming close to becoming irreversible LONDON (Reuters) – The world is close to reaching tipping points that will make it irreversibly hotter, making this decade critical in […]
April 5, 2012 Zimbabwe ‘owns’ majority of all foreign mining companies Zimbabwe's Black Empowerment Minister, Saviour Kasukuwere, announced today it has taken majority ownership of foreign-owned mining firms, which had not already given a controlling stake to black Zimbabweans.
April 5, 2012 Too much of a good thing? A recent study published by Canberra-based think tank The Australia Institute calls for a slowdown in mining investment.
April 5, 2012 Alpha Natural Resources to permanently close Upper Big Branch Mine Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE: ANR) announced today that it plans to permanently close the Upper Big Branch (UBB) mine near Whitesville, W.Va.
Copper price racks up longest rally since 2017 with bulls at the helm Futures have rallied by more than 40% this year, setting up the biggest annual advance since 2009. December 30, 2025 | 09:12 am
