May 27, 2011 Massey shareholders to block $7.1bn Alpha merger The $7.1 billion merger of coal miners Massey Energy Co (MEE.N) and Alpha Natural Resources Inc (ANR.N) should be blocked or Massey's board will avoid responsibility for their reckless management,…
May 26, 2011 Commodities boom drives economic growth in several Canadian provinces A Conference Board of Canada report says high energy and metals prices "are prompting resource companies to invest billions in iron ore projects, nickel processing and offshore oil developments" in…
May 26, 2011 Lawsuit suggests Obama secret agenda to bring down coal miner Massey Energy Executives of Massey Energy Co (MEE.N) believed President Barack Obama had a secret agenda to bring down the coal company after 29 men were killed in an accident at one…
May 26, 2011 Four oversold big miners that should rally The S&P GSCI Index of 24 raw materials dropped about 10% since the Goldman (GS) sell call on April 11. It was up over 1% today on the new bullish…
May 26, 2011 The black cloud looming over coal stocks Our universe of coal stocks has come down between 10% and 20% since we last discussed these names back in March. Oil and natural gas prices have come off of…
May 26, 2011 Coal India to hire 1100 management trainees by October 2011 In keeping with its massive expansion plans, the Maharatna firm Coal India (CIL) will induct 1,100 management trainees by October, Steel Guru reports. The new faces will be inducted into…
May 26, 2011 New Zealand Greens launch anti-mining bill: Otago Daily Times The Green Party of New Zealand is taking aim at coal with new legislation that would make coal miners bear the brunt of their emissions. According to the Otago Daily…
May 25, 2011 With slim pickings elsewhere bankers start targeting mines All the money sloshing around in the financial system has to be poured into something. The latest study of mergers and acquisitions in the resource sector show that two of…
May 25, 2011 SMH: Iron ore queen Gina Reinhart tops billionaires club The boom in resource industry wealth flowing from iron ore and coal exports to China and India has created a record number of billionaires in Australia, reports the Sydney Morning…
May 25, 2011 Resourcehouse’s fourth crack at Hong Kong listing delayed as commodity prices slump Hot on the heels of a lacklustre listing by Swiss commodities and mining behemoth Glencore, news comes of another multi-billion dollar natural resources IPO going awry. Resourcehouse planned to raise…
Zijin to buy Canada’s Allied Gold for $4B in cash A takeover premium, African assets and soaring gold prices highlight how miners are chasing scale as consolidation accelerates. January 26, 2026 | 03:43 am
