Swiss mining giant Glencore reveals merger talks with Rio Tinto
Sydney (AFP) - Swiss resources giant Glencore said Friday it is in merger talks with British-Australian rival Rio Tinto, potentially ...
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Swiss mining giant Glencore in merger talks with Rio Tinto
Sydney (AFP) - Swiss mining and commodity trading giant Glencore said Friday it is in merger talks with British-Australian rival ...
Emirates mining company challenges Guinea licence withdrawal
Dakar (AFP) - Mining company Axis International said Monday it was seeking World Bank arbitration against Guinea for withdrawing its ...
Bolivian miners protest elimination of fuel subsidies
La Paz (AFP) - Hundreds of Bolivian miners protested on Wednesday against the elimination of long-standing fuel subsidies by the ...
China’s rare earths El Dorado gives strategic edge
Ganzhou (China) (AFP) - Buried in the reddish soil of southern China lies latent power: one of the largest clusters ...
Beetles block mining of Europe’s biggest rare earths deposit
Ulefoss (Norway) (AFP) - As Europe seeks to curb its dependence on China for rare earths, plans to mine the ...
Norway postpones deep-sea mining activities for four years
Oslo (AFP) - Norway on Wednesday postponed the first licences to permit deep-sea mining in its Arctic waters for four ...
Kyrgyzstan arrests Chinese CEO of gold mining firm
Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) (AFP) - Kyrgyzstan said Tuesday it had arrested the Chinese CEO of a gold mining firm accused of ...
Australian mining giant BHP drops Anglo American takeover bid
Sydney (AFP) - Australian resources giant BHP said Monday it had dropped a bid to take over British rival Anglo ...
Fanfare as Guinea launches enormous Simandou iron ore mine
Conakry (AFP) - Authorities in Guinea on Tuesday officially launched production at Simandou, a gigantic mining project that they hope ...
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