Swiss mining giant Glencore drops plan to exit coal
Zurich (AFP) - Swiss commodities giant Glencore announced Wednesday that it had decided against spinning off its coal business for ...
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
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Deep sea mining opponents suffer major setback
United Nations (United States) (AFP) - Opponents of deep sea mining suffered a serious setback Friday when they failed to ...
Deep sea mining opponents hope to score regulatory win
United Nations (United States) (AFP) - Opponents of deep sea mining hope to take a potentially significant step toward an ...
Ivory Coast tilts economy from farming to natural resources
Abidjan (AFP) - The discovery of huge deposits of natural resources including oil, gas and gold in the Ivory Coast ...
Major Niger uranium mine back in public control: govt
Niamey (Niger) (AFP) - Niger on Monday confirmed one of the world's biggest uranium mines had returned to public control ...
Chile’s lithium dreams raise water concerns in the desert
Diego de Almagro (Chile) (AFP) - As night falls in Chile's Atacama desert, the world's driest, a drilling machine extracts ...
Giant lithium partnership created in Chile
Santiago (AFP) - Chile's state-owned copper giant Codelco signed a deal Friday with SQM to nearly double the private mining ...
Miner BHP walks away from proposed $49 bn Anglo American takeover
London (AFP) - Australian mining behemoth BHP announced Wednesday that it has walked away from a proposed $49-billion takeover of ...
Why UK major firms are facing takeover attempts?
London (AFP) - Mining giant Anglo American, cyber security firm Darktrace and Royal Mail parent IDS -- three major UK ...
Anglo American nixes BHP request to extend takeover talks
London (AFP) - Mining giant Anglo American rejected a request by Australian rival BHP to extend talks on a $49 ...
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