August 20, 2013 Giant miners hit 30-year lows Mining stocks took a dip on Tuesday, as major companies such as Glencore Xstrata and BHP Billiton reported losses and massive writedowns.
August 20, 2013 Glasenberg writes off $8 billion. Yawn 9 reasons why Glencore-Xstrata's eye-watering impairments are nothing to lose sleep about.
August 20, 2013 AngloGold struggling to keep flagship mine in Ghana open — report New CEO, Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan, said operations are unsustainable.
August 20, 2013 BHP goes for it: $2.6bn in Canada’s Jansen potash project Today's announcement takes BHP’s total commitment to Jansen to about $3.8 billion.
August 20, 2013 Fracking blamed for massive wave of earthquakes in Ohio The state registered over 100 earthquakes in less than a year. Study links them to fracking.
August 20, 2013 Indians buying gold again after RBI-induced confusion ends Gold imports on standstill since July.
August 19, 2013 Germany recognizes Bitcoin, now here come the taxes "Each of the 10 million Bitcoins in existence is presently worth about $117."
August 19, 2013 Amplats job cuts: 6,900 in September Nearly 7,000 South African employees will soon be out of work.
August 19, 2013 The write-downs aren’t done yet: Glencore Xstrata – $7bn Merger taking a hit from Xstrata assets.
August 19, 2013 Ron Paul and Jim Rogers discussing financial ruin and economic collapse, again "We disobeyed economic law."
Angola’s Endiama seeks to raise diamond output further after 2024 record Endiama's 2024 output made Angola the world's third-largest producer of rough diamonds by volume, behind Russia and Botswana. February 10, 2026 | 07:13 am
