Coal’s resilience today will prove its ultimate downfall: Gadfly
For all the doom and gloom about the future of coal, the past two years have been a boom time for coal prices that's exceeded by their 2010 to 2012 peak.
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Trump signs order to boost U.S. production of critical minerals
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to reduce dependency of critical minerals used in everything from batteries to phones.
Value of top 50 mining companies surge $140 billion in 2017
More than half the 2017 combined market cap gains for the world's largest listed miners accrued to just five firms as gold producers drop out of top 10.
Chile’s Antofagasta reaches wage agreement at Centinela mine
Chilean miner Antofagasta Plc said on Wednesday it had reached a new wage agreement with unionized workers at its Centinela mine.
Good brownfield activity drives orders up at Metso
Interview with outgoing Metso CEO Nico Delvaux.
Thyssenkrupp shareholders get impatient for change
Investors becoming impatient with pace of its restructuring, putting pressure on CEO Hiesinger to fix underperforming units and revive flagging share price.
Peru $2 bn copper mine auction rescheduled for February
Auction for $2 billion Michiquillay copper mine project in Peru was canceled by government of President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski but is now slated for February.
Glencore, Apollo Are said to bid for Rio’s last coal assets
A sale would allow Rio to complete its exit from coal and continue an asset divestment program that has returned more than $7 billion since 2013.
From bitcoin to Trump: mining giants identify 2018’s challenges
In 2017, miners finally got tailwinds from commodities as unsavory supply pressures bolstered prices. What’s ahead for 2018? Bloomberg asked six top execs.
