April 15, 2012 Private equity firm KKR plans to create diamond giant from BHP, Rio units Private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. wants to buy the diamond mining operations of BHP Billiton Ltd. and Rio Tinto PLC and merge them to create a challenger…
April 15, 2012 400,000 tonnes dead weight – Vale’s massive ore carriers suffer new setback Two of Vale's massive Valemax carriers were in Subic Bay, Philippines for just under a month transferring cargo to smaller ships to carry iron ore onto China, because the 400,000…
April 15, 2012 South Africa’s Transnet coal deliveries gain momentum Transnet on Monday raised the curtain on its recently announced $37 billion expansion programme, saying it included an ambition to take thermal coal rail capacity to 98Mt per year by…
April 15, 2012 Coal of Queensland shareholders fight over float Influential shareholders in Coal of Queensland will take court action today as part of a dispute over whether they should be allowed to buy a large part of the company…
April 15, 2012 8% drop in U.S. polished diamond imports U.S. diamond traders and buyers imported less diamonds in February and increased their exports during the month. At the same time, the focus is shifting to higher value goods.
April 15, 2012 Botswana’s diamond exports soar in February Botswana's diamond exports surged forward in February for the first time since October 2011. The country's polished and diamond exports of $306.5 million are a 181.2 percent increase over January's…
April 15, 2012 Canada’s Harper tells Americas summit mining has ‘vast power to change the way a nation lives’ Mining contributed $50 billion to the country’s GDP in 2011, he said, and provides “well paying” jobs for more than 300,000 Canadians.
April 15, 2012 With 4 mega-projects sucking up $120 billion, BHP vows to ‘live within its means’ BHP's four largest projects – Olympic Dam, the Outer Harbour iron ore infrastructure project in Australia, expansion of its US shale gas operations and Jansen potash in Saskatchewan, Canada –…
April 15, 2012 You’ll soon be able to choose from a bunch of diamond ETFs A small number of investment professionals around the world are competing behind the scenes to turn the gem into a commodity that would be available to investors in the way…
April 15, 2012 How Oregon can generate a low-carbon future by going coal-free Only six years ago the U.S. Department of Energy was anticipating a "coal resurgence," counting 150 new coal plants planned across the country (including 11 in the Pacific Northwest and…
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
