May 5, 2023

Investors irked by Glencore’s stance on thermal coal AGM vote

Glencore asks shareholders to reject resolution demanding more transparency on the miner's thermal coal plans.

May 4, 2023

Teck chooses greener rail transportation for steelmaking coal

Teck and the Canadian Pacific Kansas City railroad have signed a long-term agreement.

May 3, 2023

Barrick CEO Bristow rails against Ottawa’s interference in Canadian mining industry

Barrick CEO Mark Bristow is refusing to shut the door on accepting new investment from state-controlled Chinese companies, and questioned the move by Canada and the US to clamp down on…

May 1, 2023

Australian thermal coal mine aims for Q4 restart on supply deal

The Dartbrook joint venture is currently finalizing funding arrangements to meet future restart capex and working capital needs.

May 1, 2023

Column: Soft China PMI likely to flow through to uneven commodity demand

The surprise contraction in China's manufacturing index in April underlines the uneven nature of the recovery in the world's second-biggest economy.

April 30, 2023

Three-quarters of small earthquakes in South Korea related to mining explosions – study

Out of 182,000 small seismic events that took place in seven years in South Korea, 135,000 were related to mining explosions.

April 28, 2023

Glencore deal for Teck would face stringent review, Trudeau says

Trudeau promised that, if the government is asked to approve a deal, it will be consistent in applying Canada’s takeover rules “so investors can know what they’re getting into.”

April 27, 2023

Robots help ‘smart mines’ drive China’s coal build-out

China invested $79 billion in coal production last year, according to the IEA, while the rest of the world combined spent $37 billion.

April 27, 2023

Canadian Conservatives want Glencore takeover of Teck blocked

Thousands of jobs would be at risk, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said in a statement.

April 27, 2023

Glencore says takeover bid for Teck stands after spinoff fails

Glencore reiterated its intention to buy Teck and even bid more, raising pressure on the Canadian miner to sit down at the negotiating table.