November 11, 2014 Weak oil price, currencies helping miners stay afloat A simple rule of thumb is that price changes have a two-to-one impact on the bottom line, while cost changes have a one-to-one impact.
November 11, 2014 Lithium processing breakthrough delivers 25 year option for Australia’s Cobre Montana Locks in exclusive rights to the only practical processing technology globally able to recover lithium from mica group minerals (sheet silicates)
November 10, 2014 Yanzhou Coal injects $2.8bn into troubled Australian unit In an attempt to keep Yancoal afloat as coal prices trade near multi-year lows.
November 10, 2014 Rio Tinto’s $5.4bn Oyu Tolgoi expansion in limbo once again Mine operator and Rio's subsidiary Turquoise Hill said Monday they have made an offer to the government of Mongolia to resolve matters in a manner deemed "beneficial to all stakeholders.”
November 9, 2014 BHP closer to unveiling details of upcoming spin-off The world’s largest miner is only two weeks away from shedding more light on an upcoming spin-off of unwanted assets.
November 7, 2014 Mongolia-based miners in limbo after premier ousted What happens next is critical say mining companies currently operating in the country.
November 6, 2014 Deep-sea miner Nautilus to charter ship as floating base The ship will accommodate as many as 180 people and is expected to be delivered by the end of 2017.
November 6, 2014 New Zealand’s Pike River coal mine to remain closed It will be turned into a memorial to the 29 men who died there in 2010.
November 5, 2014 BHP Billiton to export US oil without permit The move is considered another sign that Washington’s decades-old federal ban on crude exports is crumbling.
November 4, 2014 Iron ore price falls to 64-month low Fresh Chinese weakness pushes iron ore price to lowest since June 2009, but rising premiums for high-quality lump imports offers some hope.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
