March 30, 2015 BHP wants strikes to be ‘last resource’ for workers The mining giant has also asked for local laws to be flexible enough to keep pace with other countries.
March 29, 2015 Big oil worse than big miners in overspending A chart by the Wall Street Journal shows that capital expenditures by the big oil companies are exceeding cash flow at a higher rate than the major miners.
March 27, 2015 Vale CEO Murilo Ferreira to lead Petrobras Vale's Murilo Ferreira has been nominated as Petrobras' next board chairman, while the company still scrambles to deal with the fallout from a vast corruption scandal.
March 27, 2015 Chinese miners keep digging for iron ore despite most losing money The situation, industry officials said Friday, can’t continue for much longer.
March 26, 2015 Iron ore price output caps called ‘hare brained’ Rio's Sam Walsh says any scheme to artificially prop up prices hovering at six-year lows is "physically not going to work."
March 26, 2015 $60 billion for mining private equity a myth Looking for an exit or a lifeline? Look further says $8 billion fund manager.
March 26, 2015 Congo’s planned mining code changes ‘too risky’: miners The country's Chamber of Mines says the new code would send the mining industry back by at least 10 years.
March 25, 2015 Mining private equity: It’s Davis or bust? Until Mick Davis pulls the trigger on X2's $5.6 billion, wishful thinking and unhealthy skepticism will pervade talk around private equity and mining.
March 25, 2015 Australia’s regulator goes after Fortescue for demanding iron ore output cap The competition watchdog did not welcome chairman Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest call for rivals Rio, BHP and Vale to agree to cap production.
March 24, 2015 M. Stanley slashes metals outlook on ‘dormant’ China Investment bank cuts 2015 nickel price forecast by 19%, while copper price estimate is slashed as market moves into oversupply.