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By Godfrey Marawanyika and Franz Wild, Bloomberg |
April 22, 2013
The government in Zimbabwe, which has the world’s second-biggest platinum deposits, is preparing a law allowing it to seize controlling stakes in companies without compensation, according to a draft of the legislation.
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By Frank Holmes |
April 16, 2013
The U.S. mining industry was dealt a devastating blow as Kennecott Utah Copper’s Bingham Canyon Mine experienced a pit wall failure causing a massive landslide with rocks and dirt covering the bottom of the mine pit.
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By Liezel Hill, Bloomberg |
February 27, 2013
The gold-mining industry, which has underperformed the precious metal for each of the past six years, is pledging to report costs more accurately as part of its efforts to win back investor confidence.
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By Greg Quinn, Bloomberg |
October 31, 2012
Canada’s gross domestic product shrank for the first time in six months in August on mining maintenance shutdowns and lower factory production, signaling the expansion may remain subdued through the rest of the year.
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By Liezel Hill, Bloomberg |
April 27, 2012
Producers of commodities including gold, copper and coal are building mines to feed demand from countries like China just as geologists, engineers and miners begin to retire en masse, pushing up wages and crimping productivity.
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By Reuters |
March 8, 2012
Glencore, days into a campaign to win approval from recalcitrant Xstrata shareholders for a $36 billion bid, is facing a stand-off as naysayers dig in their heels
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By Jesse Riseborough, Bloomberg |
March 8, 2012
Glencore International Plc Chief Executive Officer Ivan Glasenberg said its 22.1 billion-pound ($35 billion) all-share offer for Xstrata Plc is a “fair price,” rebuffing calls from some investors to raise it.
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By G. Wayne Whaley |
December 30, 2011
From the Flash Crash to price thrusts, 2011 provided a number of data-mining opportunities that offer insight into what 2012 might have in store.
