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.
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Molycorp shares tank on Q1 results
Average selling price for Colorado rare earth miner's products continue to slide – 20% below 2013.
BSGR files notice of dispute over lost Guinea mining rights
BSGR denied any laws were broken and accused president Conde and his allies of attempting to steal BSGR’s assets.
Putin punishes platinum, palladium prices
Russia produces more than half of global palladium and Western sanctions were threatening supply, but Putin now appears to be taking a softer line.
Putin, Yellen wind gold price bulls
After a few good trading sessions where gold defied skeptics to hold onto $1,300, comments by the US Fed chair and Russian president hammered gold Wednesday .
FLSmidth receives third large order from Mongolian customer
FLSmidth has received orders worth approximately USD 43m (approximately DKK 231m) from the Mongolian company, Mongolyn Alt (MAK) Group, to supply engineering, procurement and site construction services for the Tsagaan Suvarga copper-molybdenum concentrator project.
Sudbury mining incidents “unacceptable”: Ministry of Labour
Data from Association of Workers' Compensation Board of Canada, shows a total of 69 Canadians have died in mining-related accidents since 2012.
U.S. Department of Energy’s Critical Materials Institute offers membership program
The Critical Materials Institute, a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Innovation Hub, is offering a membership program for organizations with a stake in rare-earth and other critical element research.
Newmont Mining may halt Indonesia operations
The Indonesian government plans to increase export tax on copper concentrates to 35% by January 2015.
