November 6, 2014 Lawyers seek Barrick’s support in case against African subsidiary African Barrick’s North Mara mine, Tanzania’s largest gold producer, has been a flashpoint of clashes between locals and security forces for many years.
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.
November 4, 2014 Coal carrying ‘death ship’ under scrutiny Three workers died on board in 2012 and fresh inspections have revealed severe safety breaches.
November 4, 2014 Glencore’s coal output up 9% as prices touch 5-year low The company is defying coal price slump with increased production driven by expansions at its Australian mines.
November 3, 2014 JPMorgan not leaving physical commodities: report The U.S. largest bank still plans to perform"traditional” activities in commodities such as financing, hedging, trading warrants on the London Metal Exchange and the vaulting of precious metals.
November 3, 2014 Mining the Antarctic a big no-no Costs and challenges for mining the Arctic, meanwhile, on their way up.
November 3, 2014 Mick the Miner in talks to buy Anglo’s assets, no deal tabled Sources close to X2 Resources, Davis' new company, have cast doubts on reports that the firm had made an offer.
November 2, 2014 Xstrata founder Davis bids for Anglo American assets – Sunday Times Mick Davis, the former boss of miner Xstrata, has made an offer for Anglo American assets including copper mines in Chile, Brazilian nickel mines and some coal operations, the Sunday…
October 31, 2014 Colombian coal mine flooding kills 12 A perforation made in a subterranean water source had flooded the underground mine late Thursday.
October 30, 2014 Chile copper output down in sept. 2014 on shutdowns at major mines Data published by the National Statistics Institute of Chile (INE), shows the country’s copper output has dropped by 5% during the month of September this year.
Iron ore logs annual gain in a dramatic recovery fuelled by steel exports Prices of the key steelmaking ingredient had come under pressure earlier this year on expectations of a supply glut and forecasts of faltering demand in China. December 31, 2025 | 09:27 am
