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.
February 26, 2013 Angola and Ghana: Africa’s new gems Angola is a leading producer of crude in Sub-Saharan Africa and Ghana has proven reserves at about 660 million barrels.
February 26, 2013 Discovering 2013: The top finds of the last two months Companies are drilling deeper and expanding exploration like never before.
CME raises silver margins as prices smash records in wild rally Margins will rise to 11% of so-called notional from the current 9% for non-heightened risk profile. January 28, 2026 | 07:36 am
