Alcoa Inc



New York markets continue to slide

The market slump continued unabated for the June 6-10 period as The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 200 points to finish at 11,951.91, while the S&P 500 index was off 30 points to end up at 1,210.98. The drop-off after market watchers…




Alcoa loses US$497m in Q1

Aluminum miner Alcoa (AA-N) has reported a loss of US$497 million in the first quarter of 2009, on revenues of US$4…


Open-pit mining for lignite in Germany, while power stations burn brown coal in the horizon. Despite fierce debate in the mining industry about global warming, some companies are bracing themselves for the inevitable regulation of carbon emissions.

Mining’s Carbon-Taxed Future

While many in the mining industry still have serious doubts about global warming and our species’ part in it, that isn’t stopping any of the top companies from preparing for what is being seen as the …


Vale Inco, Alcoa And U.S. Steel Cutting Back

Responding to the ongoing slowdown in the nickel market, Vale Inco, the nickel division of Vale (RIO-N), has announced 900 job cuts worldwide. Most of the affected jobs are in the corporate, managemen…



Alcoa Slices Spending, Workforce

VANCOUVER — Aluminum giant Alcoa (AA-N) is slashing production levels, jobs, and expenditures in an attempt to keep the company strong during these “extraordinary times”.


Business As Usual After Guinea’s Military Coup

It didn’t take long for unrest to take hold in Guinea after the country’s long-serving president was pronounced dead on Dec. 22 and that has meant increased uncertainty for miners in the country.



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