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.
March 2, 2013 Rio Tinto cuts workers at Namibian uranium mine Company lost $105 million in past two years due to low demand.
March 1, 2013 Families of miners killed at South Africa’s Marikana to sue police for millions Each family is requesting around $2 million
March 1, 2013 Glencore delays closing of Xstrata merger, faces claims of aiding Iran nuclear program The world’s largest commodities trader said more details about the pending deal will be revealed on Tuesday. Meanwhile, it faces claims of supplying Iran with key ingredients for the manufacture…
February 28, 2013 Fraser Institute ranks Finland and Sweden top mining destinations Meanwhile try avoiding Indonesia, Vietnam, Venezuela, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Kyrgyzstan, Zimbabwe, Bolivia, Guatemala, Philippines, and Greece, says Canada's leading public policy think-tank.
February 28, 2013 Brazil’s Vale reports first loss in a decade, takes $5.7bn write-down It became the latest large miner to write down assets in the face of falling commodity prices.
Chinese buyers and sellers expect gold rush to continue despite record prices Business in January this year was his best ever in around 20 years in the trade, the executive manager of gold trader Swiss Investors Corp. said. January 27, 2026 | 07:32 am
