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…
Coal
Anglo’s coal mine fire may delay reshuffle: BMO
A gas fire at Anglo American’s (LSE: AAL) Grosvenor metallurgical coal mine in northeast Australia could see operations suspended for more than one year and affect the company’s restructuring plans,…
Red tape is top threat facing BC mining industry: PwC
Critical metals are a key economic driver for British Columbia’s mining industry, but government regulation, interest rates and inflation threaten opportunities, accounting firm PwC says in a new report. Green…
Ranchers to fight coal bid in Alberta court
Applications to drill for metallurgical coal in southwestern Alberta are pitting ranchers against an exploration company backed by Australian mining billionaire Gina Rinehart. Calgary-based Northback Holdings, a subsidiary of Rinehart’s…
JV Video: Ecora Resources coal revenue rises as battery metals future beckons, CEO says
Ecora Resources (TSX: ECOR) saw a big uplift in coal contributions to first-quarter revenue as the Kestrel underground mine restarted in Queensland, Australia, CEO Marc Bishop Lafleche said in a…
Mining M&A slips as firms lawyer-up to fight regulators
Global mining dealmaking is falling this year but political drama and litigation are escalating in the United States and Canada, while other trends include paying premiums to get copper and…
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…
Anglo’s second top investor demands BHP bid revision
Anglo American’s (LSE: AAL) second largest investor said on Wednesday it believes BHP’s (ASX: BHP) takeover bid requires “meaningful revision” in public remarks made just hours before the deadline for…
Rio Tinto has not ruled out Anglo American bid: report
While Rio has a smaller market capitalization than rival BHP, it’s large enough to make an all-share offer for some or all of Anglo American.
Teck copper output shoots up on QB mine, profit disappoints
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) saw its copper production jump by 74% in the first three months of the year, due mainly to the ramp up of the…
Anglo American bullish on copper outlook, cuts diamond targets
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) reported an 11% increase in its copper output for the first three months of the year, but cut its 2024 production guidance for diamonds, as its…
Glencore tussles with farmers in Australian court over carbon storage plan
Australian farmers are taking mining giant Glencore (LSE: GLEN) to federal court to block a carbon capture and storage plan they say will pollute an underground water reservoir a fifth…