June 5, 2012 Potash stocks led by Mosaic and Potash Corp. hit annual lows on financial worries Stocks of major fertilizer producers Mosaic and Potash Corp hit their lowest levels in almost two years on Monday, in what is considered yet another sign the commodity “supercycle” is…
June 3, 2012 A ripple effect creates a trickle down investment When looking for a dominant investment theme the approach I take involves looking at global or big picture conditions.
June 1, 2012 Brazil Potash raises funds for Amazon Basin development Brazil Potash Corp. announced it has secured $58 million for potash exploration at the Amazon Basin project, where it plans to build a $3.5 billion to $4 billion mine.
May 31, 2012 Outer Harbour 1, Olympic Dam-Jansen 0: BHP gets final approval for $20 billion iron ore expansion There are "growing signs" that Outer Harbour will take precedence over BHP's massive Olympic Dam project and the greenfield Jansen potash venture in Canada.
May 31, 2012 Why isn’t this copper miner smiling? He’s getting a $45 million bonus just for staying on In all $265 million will be doled out to senior management at Xstrata to stop them from jumping ship after a merger with Glencore. The two companies are also paying…
May 31, 2012 Viterra receives court OK for takeover by Glencore Viterra Inc. has been granted court approval for the plan of arrangement pursuant to which a wholly owned subsidiary of Glencore International PLC will acquire all the issued and outstanding…
May 31, 2012 Glenstrata ready to become the largest mining industry merger in recent history The prospectus giving details of the creation of a $90 billion mining and commodities trading behemoth will finally find its way to the inboxes of shareholders today.
May 29, 2012 Feds order rail workers back to work by Thursday The Canadian government did what it said it would do Monday, ordering close to 5,000 striking CP Rail employees back to their jobs.
May 27, 2012 Big miners playing game of chicken as marginal producers sink below break-even Smaller miners are waiting for production cutbacks by the market leaders to prop up prices the way Saudi-Arabia comes to the rescue of oil producing nations whenever the crude price…
May 25, 2012 Amazon fertilizer plays come up smelling like roses Despite a lacklustre day for the sector – North America's big three Potashcorp, Agrium and Mosaic all suffered losses – two Brazil focused potash mine developers attracted strong investor interest…
Iran says potential energy, mining deals on table in talks with US Iran has threatened to strike US bases in the Middle East if it is attacked by US forces but on Sunday took a conciliatory line. February 15, 2026 | 09:34 am
