December 13, 2014 South Africa may sell iron ore, BHP stakes worth $3bn The country needs funds to keep the lights on, but buyers may be hard to come by.
December 10, 2014 Glencore’s Glasenberg slams top iron ore producers once again In his first investor day since buying Xstrata last year, Glencore’s boss highlighted his company’s spread of commodities and took aim at the expansion strategies of Rio Tinto and BHP…
December 9, 2014 Diamond demand, prices set to soar in next decade Financing and marketing are two of the key challenges the industry will have face when trying to keep the global diamond market growing.
December 9, 2014 Anglo American struggling to meet targets, mulls coal assets sale Anglo’s boss Mark Cutifani says company needs to find an extra $2 billion of earnings before interest and tax to meet the return on capital target set for 2015.
December 9, 2014 Vale sells stake in Mozambique coal project to Mitsui for $763m Mitsui, which since 2003 is part of the holding group that controls Vale, is expanding partnerships with the world’s largest iron-ore miner.
December 8, 2014 From Babylon to beyond – human rights development in mining Whether it’s the development of a new mine in Central Africa or fracking in the English Home Counties, the scope for complex and sensitive human rights issues to arise is…
December 8, 2014 BHP Billiton spin-off named South32 The waiting game is over. BHP Billiton has named its Perth-based spin-off company, appointing Graham Kerr as its chief executive.
December 8, 2014 260+ million tonnes of iron ore discovered in Uganda Uganda may become a more important player in the African iron ore market, after a recent geological survey revealed much bigger deposits of the steel-making ingredient than found during colonial…
December 7, 2014 Obama’s conflict minerals law has destroyed everything, say Congo miners When his father could no longer make enough money from the tin mine, when he could no longer pay for school, Bienfait Kabesha ran off and joined a militia.
December 7, 2014 After the gold rush Under the golden light of the setting Saharan sun, two types of workers shuffle between concrete huts on their way home, still bathed in sweat from a day in the…
Column: Europe falling behind in critical minerals race In 2024, 95% of EU rare earth imports came from just three countries: China, Malaysia and Russia, according to Eurostat. January 14, 2026 | 09:53 am
