December 8, 2014 Trafigura bullish on strong results, hands $885m to top executives The buyback was revealed in the company’s annual report, which showed improved operating profits in spite of difficult market conditions in the last two years.
December 8, 2014 Swedish iron ore miner Northland Resources goes bankrupt Affected by anemic iron ore prices, the Swedish firm joins an increasing number of miners that have fallen by the wayside.
December 8, 2014 BHP Billiton spin-off named South32 The waiting game is over. BHP Billiton has named its Perth-based spin-off company, appointing Graham Kerr as its chief executive.
December 5, 2014 Sandvik relocates global equipment unit to India and China The firm is closing several facilities in the U.S. and Europe, as part of a two-year business reorganization set to conclude in the next fiscal.
December 5, 2014 Canadian miners find ‘pot of gold’ in Ireland It was not at the end of any rainbow, but two Canadian firms did find their own pot of gold and are turning Northern Ireland in a new mining frontier.
December 5, 2014 Putin seeks to boost Russian diamond trade through India The Russian leader is expected to ink a long-sought deal with India during his visit to the country next week.
December 5, 2014 Walsh: My ‘amazing’ Rio turnaround ‘will be a Harvard case study’ Rio Tinto CEO credentialing ahead of another round with "combative" Ivan Glasenberg.
December 4, 2014 Glencore’s massive Canadian Donkin coal mine sold to U.S. firm News feeds long-standing hopes of a mine reopening and job generation in the impoverished area.
December 4, 2014 Argyle champagne diamond raises money for Women in Mining internship A champagne diamond from Rio Tinto’s Argyle Diamond Mine has been used to raise funds to sponsor a female mining intern from London’s Imperial College.
December 4, 2014 Rio Tinto-Glencore a ‘poor match’: Sam Walsh Walsh emphasized Rio was not planning any major acquisition to protect itself from a potential takeover by the commodity trader and miner rival.
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