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.
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Kinross cuts Tasiast expansion costs by $1.1 billion
Toronto gold miner won't make final decision on expansion project before 2015.
Gold price slides to 7-week low as hedge funds drop 1.8m ounces
Gold price down to $1,284 as ETF investors scale back holdings and speculators cut bullish bets on gold futures and options by 1.8 million ounces.
Barrick Gold slashes pay, adopts exec scorecard
Chairman John Thornton had to make do with $7 million less and CEO Jamie Sokalsky's take home shrank 3.7 million last year when shares in the world's number one gold miner tanked 45%.
Drummond to restart coal exports from Colombia
Local media is reporting the miner is hours away from resuming its coal shipments at its Cienaga port.
Vale could lose all of its Simandou investment
Brazilian giant Vale acquired the interest in Simandou deposit in Guinea from BSGR for $2.5 billion in 2010, but stopped payments after the first $500 million was forked over.
Iron ore price ends first quarter with a bang
Price of steelmaking raw material up 4% on Monday, erasing all of March's steep losses. Forecaster says move back above $130 a tonne on the cards.
Chinese trading platform for rare earth completes first week of operations amid WTO dispute
China's rare earth industry is responsible for almost 90% of global output, but the nation has been imposed strict export quotas since 2010.
Robert Cohen’s three drivers for the gold price in 2014
Like the rest of the market, Dynamic Funds is being choosy as it shifts cautiously from bullion to equities, in what Vice President and Portfolio Manager Robert Cohen describes as "baby steps."