Anglo American sells Australian coal JV stake for $1.5B
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) has agreed to sell its minority stake in an Australian coal mining joint venture for A$1.6 billion ($1.5 billion), marking a significant step in its strategy…
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How resource ‘classification debt’ chips away at miners’ growth and investor trust
Over the past decade, resource misclassification has saddled the mining industry with a costly problem. It’s one Guy Desharnais, Osisko Gold Royalties’ (TSX: OR; NYSE: OR) vice-president for project evaluation,…
Canada imposes tariffs on Chinese EVs, steel to boost mining sector
Canada on Monday introduced weighty tariffs on steel, aluminum and electric vehicle (EV) imports from China in a move the government said will protect the mining sector and domestic jobs…
Brazil Potash plans IPO to fund US$2.5B Autazes project
The company has filed a preliminary prospectus for the offering with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
Nutrien names insider Mark Thompson as CFO as potash market wobbles
Nutrien (TSX: NTR; NYSE: NTR), the world’s biggest fertilizer producer, has appointed a new chief financial officer amid an industry downturn that has dented profits. Mark Thompson, who has been…
Agnico, Barrick dominate top Canadian miners
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM), which tops our list of Canadian miners by market value at $51.4 billion in late July, runs the country’s biggest gold mines by output:…
Anglo American takes US$1.6B writedown on UK mine
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) swung to a loss in the first half of the year after taking a fresh US$1.6 billion writedown on its Woodsmith fertilizer project in the U.K.,…
BHP’s Jansen potash mine passes halfway mark on way to 2026 production
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: ASX; ASX: BHP) says the first phase of its massive Jansen potash mine in Saskatchewan has surpassed the halfway point of construction. The world’s biggest miner…
BHP cuts employee incentives by 20% globally – report
BHP (LSE: BHP; NYSE: BHP; ASX: BHP), the world’s largest miner is reportedly reducing by 20% short-term incentives offered for the 2023-24 fiscal year to all employees, the Australian Financial…
Most energy and mining projects 20% in the red: study
Miners and energy companies are facing average budget overruns of 15% to 20%, which puts nearly US$1.5 billion of capital invested in energy transition-related projects at risk each year through…
BHP abandons US$49B bid for Anglo
BHP (ASX: BHP) is walking away from its US$49.2 billion offer for Anglo American (LSE: AAL) after the companies couldn’t agree on how to handle the target’s platinum assets in South…
Anglo American rejects BHP’s third, US$49.2B bid
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) rejected on Wednesday a third takeover bid by BHP (ASX: BHP) that valued the company at US$49.2 billion (£38.6 billion), but it has agreed to extend…