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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

Vale to sell 15% of its $3bn Mozambique coal project to Mitsui

The miner confirmed Friday it is in talks “with a potential investor,” but did not name its counterpart.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 5, 2014 | 3:32 pm

Rio Tinto-Glencore a ‘poor match’: Sam Walsh

Walsh emphasized Rio was not planning any major acquisition to protect itself from a potential takeover by the commodity trader and miner rival.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 4, 2014 | 3:00 pm

Randgold Resources CEO: Treat all stakeholders as equals

Mark Bristow called gold mining companies to keep a balance when satisfying shareholders and stakeholders.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 3, 2014 | 3:59 pm

Barrick teams with Saudi Arabian miner to run copper mine

Miner may try replicate partnership with other of its stalled projects, such as Pascua Lama in South America.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 3, 2014 | 1:35 pm

Meet South Africa’s ‘gold slaves’

Illegal gold excavation and scrapping, worth about six billion rands per year (about US$550 million), is today the lifeblood of Johannesburg’s informal economy.

Equal Times | December 2, 2014 | 3:03 pm

Water, human rights and reputations – managing the impacts of mining projects

What’s the connection between access to water, human rights and mining projects? It’s a complicated area where the vast challenges that lie ahead can only increase as the century progresses.

Dr. Elizabeth Adey - Wardell Armstrong | December 2, 2014 | 5:22 am

Mining equipment suppliers need to improve local support in Africa

Suppliers to the African mining industry need to improve their on-site support and product delivery capabilities, finds new survey by Timetric’s Mining Intelligence Center.

Alice Bothma | December 1, 2014 | 5:10 pm

New low in oil prices drags BHP Billiton stock below 2009 levels

The stock closed in Sydney below the $30 mark, which is the lowest it has traded in the last five years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 1, 2014 | 4:21 pm

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