May 8, 2014 Former BP boss is Glencore Xstrata’s new chairman Tony Hayward was ousted from the oil giant in 2010 following the Gulf of Mexico disaster — the vastest marine oil spill in history.
May 6, 2014 South American, African mines lift Glencore Xstrata copper output Copper has gained an increasingly important role in Glencore Xstrata's portfolio since last year’s mega merger.
May 5, 2014 Cypress Development begins drilling in Nevada The company hopes to capitalize on the forecast increased global demand for zinc.
May 1, 2014 HudBay Minerals reports Q1 loss The company stated this decrease was primarily due to lower sales volumes and lower copper prices compared to the first quarter of 2013.
April 29, 2014 Fortuna Silver jumps after Mexico intercepts Vancouver-based miner's step-out drilling at producing San Jose mine shows great expansion potential.
April 28, 2014 Mick Davis wants BHP’s coal division to be cornerstone of his new mining empire Davis’ X2 Resources has already built a war chest of almost $4 billion and is believed to be asking JPMorgan for US$8bn loan to back up a formal offer to…
April 22, 2014 Teck to axe 600 jobs, postpones Quintette coal mine restart Weak commodity prices hurt Teck's three core business units —coal, copper and zinc— but coal was particularly hard hit due to increased supply from Australia, the company said.
April 14, 2014 Fortuna Silver jumps after breaking production records The Vancouver-based miner's shares surge after its silver and gold properties in Mexico and Peru up production more than 50%.
April 2, 2014 BHP bullish on coal demand, but says prices to remain weak The mining giant believes demand for coal to keep growing over the next 20 years, driven mainly by China and India.
April 1, 2014 BHP Billiton mulls spinning off non-core divisions into $18bn firm The separate company would be listed on the London Stock Exchange, as well as the Australian and South African markets.
Copper price heads toward $12,000 a ton as banks predict further gains With year-end approaching, copper on the London Metal Exchange is up nearly 40%, marking its biggest annual gain since 2009. December 22, 2025 | 07:00 am
