September 8, 2012 Xstrata scoffs at new Glencore offer as merger of equals becomes hostile takeover The new Glencore offer is "significantly lower than would be expected in a takeover" and the intention to replace Mick Davis represented “a significant risk” says Xstrata's board.
September 7, 2012 Glasenberg grabs top job from Davis in new Glenstrata deal Even before building up Xstrata through a series of billion dollar transactions, Big Mick was a formidable dealmaker who with fellow South African Brian Gilbertson created Billiton before selling it…
August 30, 2012 Qatar Holding confirms it will vote against Glenstrata next week, shares dive Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has publicly said Friday it will vote against the mooted $70 billion merger between Glencore (LON:GLEN) and Xstrata (LON:XTA), which sent shares of both the Swiss…
August 20, 2012 Philippine miners duck taxes by selling gold on the black market Philippine gold production dropped by over half, but the reduction may have more to do with tax policy than actual output.
August 7, 2012 Xstrata to create world’s biggest zinc mine Xstrata has approved a $360 million expansion for its McArthur River mine in Australia’s Northern Territory which will make the project the largest producer of zinc in the world.
August 6, 2012 After burning fingers in Congo, First Quantum is going big in Zambia The Vancouver-based miner inked a deal with a Zambian firm for a new mine on Monday adding to its already ambitious expansion plans totalling $3.7 billion which includes building one…
August 5, 2012 Eight nickel shipments completed from Berong output in H1 TOLEDO MINING Corp. Plc. completed eight shipments of nickel ore in the first half from output produced at a Palawan project, the […]
August 3, 2012 BHP Billiton takes $2.84 billion hit on shale gas asset Record low gas prices in North America will result in BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) taking an impairment of US$2.84 billion (before tax) against the carrying value of the Fayetteville shale gas…
August 1, 2012 Royal Nickel gets $12 million of government help for its $1.8 billion Dumont nickel project Royal Nickel (TSE:RNX) announced that the Ressources Québec, a resource investment arm run by the province, gave the company $12 million in return for 0.8% of the net smelter return…
August 1, 2012 No more queuing – LME embarks on warehouse review LME's warehousing operations "have been dogged by controversy since big banks and trading houses including Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan Chase bought warehousing operations."
Silver price: Here’s what to watch for after wild ride past $80 Surging investor interest in China has been a key driver of silver prices in recent days. December 30, 2025 | 08:59 am
