Editorial: Iron ore prices – grim and grimmer
If you thought around mid-year that the iron-ore market couldn’t get any worse, September was a bit of a shocker.
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US stocks advance, Aug. 18-22
U.S. equities had a strong run during the Aug. 18–22 week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 338 points to 17,001.22. The S&P 500 Index rose 33 points to 1,988.40, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 74 points to…
Ousted Cliffs CEO to receive US$11M payment
Struggling iron ore and coal miner Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE: CLF) will have to make close to $28 million in severance payments to executives and other key staff that have been turfed following a proxy battle.
Cliffs to buy back shares
A month after activist hedge fund Casablanca Capital succeeded in gaining control of the board at Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE: CLF), the troubled iron ore and metallurgical coal miner says it plans to buy back US$200 million worth of its own…
Rio Tinto’s profits improve as hard-won cost savings take hold
VANCOUVER — Cost cutting by the majors has been a painful necessity over the past few years, and Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) is no exception. But based on the results from the first half of 2014, the mega-miner’s focus on…
Mabilo drilling delivers strong results for RTG Mining
Drill results from RTG Mining’s (TSX: RTG) flagship Mabilo gold–copper project in the Philippines sent the company’s shares up 2.78% to $1.11 per share on Aug. 13, and another 24.32% to $1.38 on Aug. 14.
BHP plans spinoff to focus on ‘four pillars’
With a spinoff of its aluminum, manganese, nickel, silver and some of its non-core coal assets, BHP Billiton (LSE: BLT; ASX: BHP; NYSE: BHP) is driving to simplify its portfolio.
LIM remains in limbo
Not much has happened at Labrador Iron Mines (TSX: LIM; US-OTC: LBRMF) since the company announced in June that it would suspend operations at its direct-shipping iron ore Schefferville projects in the Labrador Trough region, partly due to…
Editorial: Cliffs and Casablanca – the start of a beautiful friendship?
It’s the biggest shareholder revolt of the current downturn in mining, but as we go to press it looks like Casablanca Capital has succeeded fulsomely in its long-shot bid to swamp the 11-member board of Cliffs Natural Resources with six…
Cliffs reports disappointing Q2 ahead of proxy vote
Whether or not a dissident shareholder succeeds in replacing Cliffs’ (NYSE: CLF) CEO at its annual general meeting next week, big changes are likely in store for the iron ore and metallurgical coal miner.
TSX takes a break, June 30-July 4
Trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange was on the downbeat during the Canada Day shortened week, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index losing nearly 69 points to finish at 15,214.96. The spot price for gold retreated US$7.91 per oz. to…
Desjardins analyst cuts target price on New Millennium
Jackie Przybylowski, an analyst at Desjardins Capital Markets, has axed her price target on New Millennium Iron to 40¢ from 70¢ previously, noting the company’s management hinted at possible financing needs and delays in its…