October 1, 2014 Japanese trader offloads $1 billion Canadian coal mine for $1 Marubeni Corp., a Japanese trader that with a partner bought Canada’s Grande Cache Coal Corp. for about $1-billion (U.S.) three years ago, will dispose it for a nominal $1 to…
September 30, 2014 Kal Kotecha: going against the grain in five names Economics professor and newsletter writer Kal Kotecha says to obtain superior results, you cannot do what everyone else is doing.
September 30, 2014 Avalanche kills Centerra Gold’s Kumtor mine worker Another person in serious conditions.
September 30, 2014 Rio Tinto, Glencore could save $500m by joining coal businesses It would also create a a 15-kilometre long ‘‘super pit’’ from the union of Rio’s Mount Thorley Warkworth and Glencore’s Bulga open-pit mines.
September 30, 2014 UK authorities to review bid for $2.7bn potash project in national park Analysts say this is “make or break” time for the company behind the massive mine, Sirius Minerals.
September 30, 2014 Newmont ships first copper from Indonesia in eight months 30,000 tonnes of copper concentrate were sent out Monday.
September 30, 2014 London Metal Exchange raises fees by a third This is the first fee hike since Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. acquired LME for $2.2 billion in 2012.
September 29, 2014 Solar power to replace coal as world’s top electricity source by 2050 — IEA Coal currently generates about 36% of global electric power, according to the energy watchdog.
September 29, 2014 India’s biggest underground coal mine opens next month With an annual capacity of 2.8 million tonnes the mine is expected to help feed the country’s starved power stations.
September 29, 2014 China to impose revamped coal tax in December The new resource expected to encourage a more efficient use of coal, which has been blamed for the nation's severe air pollution troubles.
Freeport-McMoRan profit beats as high copper prices offset Grasberg hit Average copper prices rose in the fourth quarter and hit all-time highs late in December. January 22, 2026 | 07:08 am
