Anglo American forecasts doubling production by 2017
Anglo American (AAUK-Q, AAL-L) says it can double copper production to 1.2 million tonnes by 2017 through the …
Anglo American plc
Zimbabwe and the appetite for risk
Six to nine months ago when Ian Saunders tried to get a meeting with the investment community in Toronto or Va…
Yukon Territory wins big at AME BC awards dinner
Vancouver — A prospector, a Howe Street financier and several geologists and engineers with historic or rec…
Philex Gold posts maiden resource on Bayugo
The Bayugo copper-gold prospect in northwestern Mindanao island in the Philippines has its first resource esti…
Moly markets: China uncertainty dominates (part 1)
Molybdenum producers and developers have been on a roller coaster ride for the past year.
Xstrata officially kills bid for Anglo American, for now
Four months after launching an informal bid for the venerable miner Anglo American (AAL-L, AAUKY-Q), diversifi…
Xstrata Ponders Merger Options
Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) could be gearing up for another run at the world’s third-largest platinum producer, Lonmin (LMI-L).
Investors anticipate Xstrata to make another run at Lonmin
Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) could be gearing up for another run at the world’s third largest platinum producer Lo…
New hurdle for Pebble: Lawsuit charges Alaska’s exploration permits are unconstitutional
Vancouver – The Pebble deposit in southwest Alaska is one of the largest undeveloped ore bodies in the world…
S&P Base Metals Index Launched
Base metals investors now have a new index to follow through the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals index, launched in June by Standard & Poor’s.
Xstrata Triggers Consolidation Talk With Anglo American Offer
Consolidation is the key word again in the base metals sector after Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) tabled an informal offer for London-based Anglo American (AAL-L, AAUK-Q) on June 21.
Xstrata’s Overture
Mega-merger talk kicked up again at the end of the 24th trading week of the year, as Xstrata unveiled its desire for a “merger of equals” with Anglo American.