March 7, 2012 Glencore raising new $6bn loan – extending existing too Swiss commodities trading powerhouse Glencore is raising a $6 bn syndicated loan in connection with its Xstrata merger and also extending an existing $11.85 bn of existing loans.
March 6, 2012 Noble Group to get A$412m in Gloucester Coal merger Noble, which owns nearly two-thirds of Gloucester Coal, will vote all its shares in the company in favour of a merger with Yancoal Australia, expecting A$412 million under the deal…
March 6, 2012 Greenpeace push for “scandal research” to end mining A coalition of environmental activists lead by Greenpeace has developed a secret plan to fund "scandal research" in the hope of shutting down the coal industry.
March 5, 2012 Body blow for mining heavyweights as China growth expected to slow to near decade low The mining sector's bellwether companies were all beaten down on Monday after China's premier Wen Jiabao delivered a downbeat outlook for the world's second largest economy adding that there were…
March 4, 2012 Green Monday: Glencore dividend payout gives Glasenberg a $110 million pay day Ivan Glasenberg, CEO of Glencore International stands to receive dividends worth roughly $110 million on Monday when the commodities giant announces its maiden full-year payment to shareholders.
March 4, 2012 Indian billionaires jostle for Australian coal mines Driven by an insatiable demand for energy back home, a number of Indian billionaires are jostling to get their hands on Australian coal mines.
March 4, 2012 Old king coal has a new crown jewel Illinois' Prairie State power station is on the brink of production and the $5 billion coal-fired plant will supply electricity to 2.5 million households for at least the next 30…
March 4, 2012 Deckhand drowning marks 2nd fatality attributable to US coal industry in 2012 A deckhand preparing barges for coal loading in the Tennessee River drowned early on the morning of Feb. 26, becoming the second fatality attributable to the coal mining industry in…
March 4, 2012 India’s thorium not coal holds the key to solve power crisis Coal or thorium, is the question before the nation's power generation sector not in the short run but in the long term, both having its pros and cons. Enhancing the…
March 4, 2012 Forbes & Manhattan acquires South African coal producer Forbes & Manhattan Coal Corp. has made its final payment of 140 million South African rand ($18.6 million) to acquire Slater Coal (Pty.) Ltd., according to a March 1 news…
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
