March 6, 2013 Friedland on headless miners, dodos and ethical platinum Legendary mining financier more than lives up to his reputation as a salesman and astute commentator on the industry.
March 6, 2013 First Quantum rises after booking $1.2bn compensation for Congo confiscation Without the once off payment mining profits fell 16%.
March 6, 2013 Two dead after 4,000 riot at gold mine in Tanzania Local villagers allegedly invaded the site to steal gold sand.
March 6, 2013 Warehouse stocks surging 40% just the start of copper sea change Large buyer sees the most metal on offer for the first time in seven years.
March 5, 2013 Mining can be a blessing for foreign aid: UN United Nations Development Program chief supports Canada's mix of mining with foreign aid.
March 5, 2013 Glencore-Xstrata profits hit by $2.6bn writedowns and slump in commodity prices The results add to the recent list of a dreadful reporting season from major miners, such as Rio Tinto and Anglo American.
March 5, 2013 Botswana diamond exports increase to $5 billion De Beers shipping all its global product to new sorting centre in the country's capital city.
March 5, 2013 Experts to tackle challenges of small-scale mining Small-scale mining produces about 85% of the world’s gemstones and 20% to 25% of all the gold.
March 3, 2013 Miners struggle ‘down to the wire’ for cash: report Big and small companies are affected by high costs, low prices and wary investors.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
