BHP exiting oil and gas
After posting a fourfold rise in profits, world's number one mining company now "actively pursuing options to exit" its US oil and gas business bought for $20B six years ago.
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Miner Fortescue returns record dividend as profit leaps
World number 4 iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group said on Monday it will pay a record-high final dividend after more than doubling its annual profit, and plans to give more of its profits to shareholders in the future.
Iron ore price jumps again – up 47% in two months
Another big day on Chinese futures markets as seaborne iron ore prices approach $80 a tonne.
Gold was chemically destined to be money all along
I think most of you reading this right now are aware that gold is unlike any other metal, certainly any other element.
Zambia restores full power supply to First Quantum mines
Zambia's state power company reduced electricity supply to two First Quantum copper mines because the mining firm had failed to pay the new flat electricity tariff.
Copper price rallies after Grasberg violence
Copper above $3.00 after former workers torch dozens of buildings, vehicles at Freeport's Indonesia operations blocking access to world number two mine.
Costs related to layoffs, lawsuit, take toll on AngloGold results
The miner, Africa's biggest gold producer, reported a loss of $176 million in the six months to June 30, compared to a profit of $52 million in the same period last year.
Chile rejects divisive $2.5 billion Dominga copper-iron ore project
A committee of six ministers pointed to numerous flaws with the project, including severe impact to a Humboldt penguin reserve.
More than 200 workers to go at Sandvik Materials Technology unit
Measure is part of a broader plan to restore profitability at the division, which saw adjusted operating profit fell by 37% in the second quarter of this year.
