December 31, 2013 ‘Midas touch’ bacteria, gold roller coaster and risky countries among top stories of 2013 While 2013 will go down as the one when gold stop glittering and miners were forced to tighten their belts, our readers favoured a wide range of stories.
December 31, 2013 Miners must mind their margins: Rob Cohen Mining success is not measured in ounces and dollars but instead by healthy margins.
December 30, 2013 Expect more write-downs coming soon to a gold miner near you Gold sector's situation is about to get worse.
December 26, 2013 Paul Krugman bashes Bitcoin, Barrick, gold 'A lot of real resources are being used to create virtual objects with no clear use,' Krugman writes.
December 26, 2013 Shane Nagle: Making your portfolio pricing-pressure proof Forget about the gold price. Forget about the copper, zinc and nickel price. Start searching out companies that can weather another few years of recovery, because it's unlikely mining companies…
December 23, 2013 Freeport CEO cancels employment contract, gets 1 million shares Richard Adkerson was the highest paid CEO in Forbes' 'materials' category in 2012.
December 22, 2013 Chad Mabry: Where to drill for portfolio outperformance In this interview with The Energy Report, Mabry also talks about some companies with exposure to up-and-coming plays that could offer major upside.
December 19, 2013 Glencore Xstrata raises stake in Africa’s copper belt The miner and commodities trading giant acquired an additional 14.5% interest in Mutanda, a copper mine in the province of Katanga, Congo.
December 19, 2013 Mining ranks fifth – occupations projected to add the most new jobs Agriculture, manufacturing and utilities are all expected to see declines.
December 18, 2013 South African labour: Unions at war Numsa will openly recruit from NUM's membership, in direct violation of federation principles. Numsa tells opponents to 'go to hell.'
Rio and Glencore set to extend deadline for talks on mega deal A particular concern for Rio is how to value Glencore’s copper business, Bloomberg reported. January 30, 2026 | 10:05 am
