May 6, 2015 South32 gets going after BHP investors strong support, sees M&A opportunities BHP Billiton shareholders have overwhelmingly voted in favour of the South32 demerger, a spin off that creates Australia’s third-largest mining company.
May 5, 2015 BHP Billiton Supports Reconciliation in Schools The A$3.9 million partnership with Reconciliation Australia seeks to include teaching of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history in schools.
May 4, 2015 Outside money starts to pour into mining M&A Mick Davis hasn't spent a cent of his $6bn, but private money and non-mining players' share of M&A has already doubled in less than three years.
May 4, 2015 Modi fails to get India’s coal trains running on time India's Prime Minster Narendra Modi's plans to shift the country's economy toward manufacturing and away from agriculture and services are being held up by a different kind of coal shortage.
May 4, 2015 NSW environmental watchdog bashed over BHP’s coal pollution case The 14-months long investigation ended on April 10, with BHP accepting the charge of “causing an offensive odour,” and the EPA releasing just a single tweet about it.
May 4, 2015 Workers end two-week long strike at BHP’s nickel mine in Colombia It's estimated that the labour action generated about US$26 million in losses, forcing BHP to declare force majeure last week.
May 3, 2015 Newmont sells NZ gold mine for $106 million Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM) has sold its only mine in New Zealand, the Waihi gold mine, to OceanaGold (TSX, ASX:OGC), the companies announced last Thursday.
May 1, 2015 Former BlackRock mining fund manager joins Barrick Gold Catherine Raw, from one of the UK mining sector's best known fund managers, is assuming as the company's Business Performance Executive Vice President.
May 1, 2015 Rio Tinto ready to resume hunt for mining deals — report If the miner buys any assets this year, it would be Rio's first acquisition in about three years.
April 30, 2015 Vale falls victim of the iron ore slump, posts $3.2bn loss Today's results are the lowest earnings Vale has reported in six years and its third straight quarterly loss.
Paulson lifts stake in International Tower Hill with Alaska gold project The Vancouver-based company raised $118 million including $74.8 million in its offering of common shares at $2.22 in the US. January 31, 2026 | 06:45 am
