December 8, 2014 BHP Billiton spin-off named South32 The waiting game is over. BHP Billiton has named its Perth-based spin-off company, appointing Graham Kerr as its chief executive.
December 1, 2014 New low in oil prices drags BHP Billiton stock below 2009 levels The stock closed in Sydney below the $30 mark, which is the lowest it has traded in the last five years.
November 28, 2014 Deep-sea miner Nautilus to get $113m of escrowed funds The sum will be given on the completion of the sale of 15% of its Solwara 1 project to an entity nominated by Papua New Guinea.
November 24, 2014 BHP warns more cost cuts, management shake up before demerger The world's largest miner has stepped up its cost-cutting plans as it battles a sharp slide in iron ore, coal and oil prices.
November 19, 2014 Nickel close to month-high as Indonesia keeps ore ban The country effectively halted all but processed metal shipments in January in an effort to force miners to build smelters.
November 19, 2014 Resource titan, Robert Friedland on the future of Platreef After the Toronto Stock Exchange rang the closing bell today, Ivanhoe Mines (IVN.TSX) announced they were resuming development work on Platreef, their 75.7 million ounce (Indicated + Inferred) platinum-gold-nickel-copper project…
November 14, 2014 BHP abandons Venus nickel project in Australia The news comes barely a day after the miner announced it was scrapping the sale of its Nickel West division.
November 13, 2014 Canadian miners performance down 15% in Q3 on falling metal prices Decline was in line with S&P/TSX Composite index, which also plummeted 15% during the quarter.
November 12, 2014 BHP Billiton scraps sale of Nickel West division The world's largest mining company has scrapped the sale of Nickel West and will continue operating the unit after failing to find a buyer at the right price.
November 11, 2014 What slowdown? Mining equipment market to grow 8.4% a year Mining equipment market to grow at compound annual rate of 8.42% to $134 billion through 2019 surpassing the market for construction equipment.
Russia says stake in gold producer UGC to be put up for public auction soon In July 2025, a Russian court ruled that the majority stake in UGC should be seized and transferred to the state. December 30, 2025 | 08:24 am
