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BHP moves away from iron ore to focus on new darling: copper

Forget iron ore for now, the world’s largest mining company is making a bold bet on copper.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 11, 2014 | 3:51 pm

Fourth Batista company goes bankrupt

Disgraced Brazilian tycoon once held 90% of power utility worth $3.2 billion just three years ago.

Frik Els | December 10, 2014 | 8:42 pm

Confronting the potential extinction of a Canadian institution

To a packed crowd in Vancouver yesterday, veteran junior resource analyst John Kaiser gave a presentation hosted by AME BC entitled, Confronting the Potential Extinction of a Canadian Institution.

CEO.CA | December 10, 2014 | 3:28 pm

Glencore’s Glasenberg slams top iron ore producers once again

In his first investor day since buying Xstrata last year, Glencore’s boss highlighted his company’s spread of commodities and took aim at the expansion strategies of Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 10, 2014 | 11:29 am

Anglo American struggling to meet targets, mulls coal assets sale

Anglo’s boss Mark Cutifani says company needs to find an extra $2 billion of earnings before interest and tax to meet the return on capital target set for 2015.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 9, 2014 | 2:00 pm

Swedish iron ore miner Northland Resources goes bankrupt

Affected by anemic iron ore prices, the Swedish firm joins an increasing number of miners that have fallen by the wayside.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 8, 2014 | 3:00 pm

Forget ‘NewCo’: BHP Billiton spin-off named South32

The waiting game is over. BHP Billiton has named its Perth-based spin-off company, appointing Graham Kerr as its chief executive.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 8, 2014 | 11:26 am

260+ million tonnes of iron ore discovered in Uganda

Uganda may become a more important player in the African iron ore market, after a recent geological survey revealed much bigger deposits of the steel-making ingredient than found during colonial mappings.

Andrew Topf | December 8, 2014 | 12:30 am

Vale may settle Simandou lawsuit

Rio Tinto is suing Vale for billions over allegations the Brazilian giant and its former partner illegally acquired the West African iron ore deposit, one of the richest prizes in all of mining.

Frik Els | December 5, 2014 | 10:28 pm

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