April 17, 2014 Guinea government to strip Vale, BSGR of all Simandou rights The West African nation is ready to withdraw the mining permits held by VBG, a company run by BSGR and Vale.
April 17, 2014 Uranium miners dying from cancers, unexplained illnesses in Namibia Most cases coming from Rio Tinto’s Rössing mine, according to report.
April 14, 2014 Only US platinum, palladium producer on massive tear Now a $2 billion stock, Stillwater Mining gaps higher again on Monday as South Africa-Russian supply picture darkens.
April 14, 2014 Anglo gives fresh signs it wants to offload platinum mines CEO Mark Cutifani said the Rustenburg operations were no longer considered one of the company’s core assets.
April 13, 2014 The Ore Wars after the Flash Crash The 8% one-day drop in the iron ore price in March was the result of a new dynamic in the market: panicked selling by traders using ore as loan collateral.
April 13, 2014 BHP can’t do for coking coal prices what it did for iron ore BHP is losing big money on its push for a coking coal spot market.
April 11, 2014 The big palladium rally is finally under way Palladium breaks through $800 to two-and-a-half year high as lease rates double and ETFs attract 270,000oz in two weeks.
April 10, 2014 De Beers returns to Angola with new exploration deal De Beers' explored for diamonds in the Southern African nation between 2005 and 2012, but relinquished its concession after finding no economically viable project.
April 10, 2014 Maritime piracy shifts to Atlantic, Southeast Asia Of the 70 pirate attacks so far this year, 53 have been in the waters off Southeast Asia and West Africa and some 50 crew remain in captivity.
April 10, 2014 INFOGRAPHIC: Blood diamonds still a problem from hell While diamonds are the most strictly checked raw materials in the world, there is a certain amount of illegally traded gems that make it into the market.
How a reclusive ex-Glencore trader became Indonesia’s nickel king Arif Kurniawan has gone from earning paychecks at Glencore to controlling approximately a third of his country’s domestic trade in nickel ore. December 28, 2025 | 03:25 pm
