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Chart: The march of the zombie miners continues

It was just over a year ago that Tony Simon, President of Seguro Consulting, brought to our attention the initial problem of the zombie miners (definition referred to mining exploration companies that had negative working capital and therefore did not meet the Continuous Listing Requirements (CLR) for the TSX and…

Visual Capitalist | April 22, 2016 | 12:17 pm

X2 said to miss out on Anglo’s Brazilian mines

Mick Davis's private equity firm not on shortlist featuring Vale,…

Frik Els | April 22, 2016 | 11:47 am

Miners spending again: $50 billion capex in five months

Confidence returns to mining sector as announced capital outlays surge…

Frik Els | April 21, 2016 | 6:12 pm

Anglo shareholders revolt against Cutifani’s $4.9 million pay

Full voting results will be released on Friday.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 21, 2016 | 10:05 am

Services sector saves jobless miners in Australia

While Queensland's miners axed 22,000 positions between 2013 and 2015,…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 21, 2016 | 3:59 am

Athabasca confirms oil sands venture

Athabasca Oil Corp. (TSX:ATH) confirmed Friday that it is in the preliminary stages of establishing a joint venture for two of its Alberta oil sands assets, but it declined to identify its partner.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 31, 2012 | 6:58 pm

Qatar Holding confirms it will vote against Glenstrata next week, shares dive

Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund has publicly said Friday it will vote against the mooted $70 billion merger between Glencore (LON:GLEN) and Xstrata (LON:XTA), which sent shares of both the Swiss commodity trader and the coal giant down the slope Thursday in London.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 30, 2012 | 1:01 pm

China colliery blast leaves 19 dead, 28 trapped underground

A colliery explosion in China's vast southwestern province of Sichuan has left 19 miners dead and 28 still trapped underground.

Marc Howe | August 30, 2012 | 5:32 am

Veteran miner slashes wrists to keep Italy’s last coal pit open

49-year old Sardinian miner Stefano Meletti slashed his wrists in front of television cameras on Wednesday to protest the planned closure of Italy's last coal pit.

Marc Howe | August 29, 2012 | 11:59 pm

Anglo American sheds workers as coal prices plummet

London-based Anglo American (LSE:AAL) has joined an expanding list of coal producers making staff cuts at specific Australian operations, after it announced it will cut at least 50 jobs when its Moranbah North mine reverts back to a single longwall operation.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 29, 2012 | 3:37 pm