July 29, 2018 Environmentalists worried about prospecting in New Zealand’s South Island The government lifted a moratorium for prospecting permits on 7,828 square kilometres on the northern part of the South Island.
July 27, 2018 Will BHP’s CEO follow Top Miner’s shale unit out of the door? BHP Billiton Ltd.’s $10.8 billion of deals to exit its troubled U.S. shale unit will allow Chief Executive Officer Andrew Mackenzie to shower investors with returns. It may also be…
July 27, 2018 Chinese investors plan $10 bn metallurgical complex in South Africa South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa on investment drive.
July 24, 2018 Kumba brings in targeted dividend policy, flags SA rail issues The iron-ore mining company is introducing a targeted dividend ratio policy of 50 to 75% of headline earnings.
July 24, 2018 Canada scaring mining investors with long, unclear permit processes Study released Tuesday by the Fraser Institute, British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec are the three main provinces where exploration permit processes have grown longer and less transparent over the past…
July 23, 2018 BHP to fight class action over Samarco dam failure Law firm leading the action says it has more than 3,000 investors signed up to pursue the miner for losses.
July 23, 2018 Debt financing doubles "Not a typical financing vehicle for non-revenue generating exploration companies."
July 22, 2018 Tariffs removal not needed for E.U., U.S. talks -European Council representative Contradictory opinions emerging at the G20 Summit.
July 20, 2018 Cleveland-Cliffs EPS jumps 171% in 2Q U.S. iron ore pellet sales volume expectation to increase to 21 million long tons.
July 19, 2018 Miners wrote off almost one-third of investments over last decade From the $939bn invested in major projects between 2008 and 2017, the world’s top 40 mining companies by market cap. wrote-off $273bn or 29% of the initial capital outlay.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
