December 16, 2013 Rio Tinto says Chinese now make ‘much higher quality’ mining equipment The CEO of world number two miner Rio Tinto said the quality of Chinese mining equipment is catching up and in some instances surpassing that of the major US manufacturers.
December 12, 2013 Anglo American confirms turnaround plan, warns 2014 will continue to be tough Cutifani said the firm has identified three "buckets" from which it plans to extract about $3.9 billion of extra earnings.
December 12, 2013 Miners warned about Indonesia, Brazil, India and South Africa investments Terrorism, regime instability and resource nationalism, are the main risks mining investors will face in 2014.
December 12, 2013 IAMGOLD stops paying shareholders Suspends dividend payments due to low gold price.
December 11, 2013 One more spill at Rio Tinto uranium mine The collapse of a leach tank at Australia’s Ranger uranium mine, operated by Rio’s subsidiary Energy Resources of Australia, was the second such incident for the mining giant in less…
December 11, 2013 Has shale broken OPEC’s grip? Peter Dupont names powerhouses of the future The Shale Age is the age of the nimble junior, and exploration has revealed oil and gas resources that could forever alter the global production profile.
December 10, 2013 Simandou hearing delay hints at Vale-BSGR settlement Work on half of the giant Simandou concession in Guinea has been halted amid a corruption probe, but the door to a settlement between the Western African nation, Brazil's Vale…
December 10, 2013 Zimbabwe may have to stop producing diamonds Country’s diamonds said to be depleting fast.
December 10, 2013 MUST READ: Gold – the race for the world’s most seductive metal Matthew Hart's gripping Gold chronicling the fever that has captivated the human race for more than 6,000 years at times reads more like a thriller.
December 5, 2013 VIDEO: From production to disposal—What’s the life of a smart phone actually like? If you are reading this on a tabloid or a smartphone, then you are likely holding bits of so-called “conflict minerals,” mostly used in the manufacturing of mobile phones, tablets…
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
