April 2, 2014 Anglo American considers closing platinum mines in South Africa The now three-month strike over pay in the country's platinum belt has forced Amplats to declare a force majeure on a long list of suppliers.
April 2, 2014 BHP bullish on coal demand, but says prices to remain weak The mining giant believes demand for coal to keep growing over the next 20 years, driven mainly by China and India.
April 1, 2014 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.
March 31, 2014 Kinross cuts Tasiast expansion costs by $1.1 billion Toronto gold miner won't make final decision on expansion project before 2015.
March 31, 2014 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.
March 31, 2014 Mick Davis scores $3.75 billion to build new mining empire The former Xstrata boss is already hunting for mining deals.
March 31, 2014 Former mining tycoon goes on trial over mafia gang in China Liu Han is accused of running a criminal network to build his fortune.
March 28, 2014 South Africa: Platinum, gold miners and workers are stuck – Nick Holland, Gold Fields The real issue in South Africa is that there is a very big gap in incomes.
March 28, 2014 Randgold targets higher gold output, gives CEO 36% pay rise Under founder and CEO Mark Bristow's leadership, the gold miner has grown to have a market value of $7bn and become the U.K.’s biggest gold producer.
March 27, 2014 Coking coal price crashes through $100 Spot Australian coking coal export price in single digits for the first time and contract prices at 6-year lows.
China lithium tumult spurs futures exchange to step in again The lithium carbonate contract on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange closed limit-up on Tuesday. January 21, 2026 | 10:50 am
