Sumitomo Metals backs Teck’s split plan
Japan’s Sumitomo Metal Mining confirmed on Thursday its support for Teck Resources’ (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) planned spinoff into two companies in the face of an alternative proposal from Glencore…
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Glencore opens door to better bid in letter to Teck Class B shareholders
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) raised on Wednesday the prospect of improving its US$23.1 billion takeover bid for Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B; NYSE: TECK), provided that shareholders reject the Canadian miner’s plan to…
The latest on the Teck saga: Top shareholder backs Glencore takeover
Teck Resources’ (TSX: TECK.A, TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) top shareholder, China Investment Corp (CIC), said on Friday it plans to back Glencore‘s (LSE: GLEN) proposed takeover of Canada’s largest diversified miner….
Teck Resources calls Glencore bid a ‘non-starter’ in restructuring push
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) urged investors on Monday to support its plan for splitting into two companies at a vote later this month, adding that Glencore’s (LSE: GLEN)…
The View from England: Myopic politicians seeing nuclear at last
Politicians everywhere have a tendency to make decisions based on short-term outcomes that might become catastrophic in the long term. There are few better examples of this than legislation in…
Glencore hit by fresh bribery-related suit in the UK
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) is facing a fresh lawsuit in the U.K. related to alleged losses to shareholders resulting from the mining and commodities trader’s involvement in bribery. Legal & General…
Push tech jobs to attract women to industry, forum panel says
The industry needs to encourage mentors, adjust mindsets and offer technology jobs to boost the level of women from just 8% of the global mining workforce, according to a panel…
Resource nationalism on the rise, says VRIC’s Jay Martin, as mining juniors head to Vancouver
There’s no denying the world is an entirely different place compared with a year ago, says Cambridge House International’s president and CEO, Jay Martin, as more than 300 mining juniors…
2023: Outlook not so good
You don’t need a magic eight ball to know that 2023 is probably going to be a tough year. As 2022 comes to a close, it seems we are collectively…
Glencore pays US$180M to Congo after admitting corruption
Miner and commodities giant Glencore (LSE: GLEN) said on Monday it will pay the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo US$180 million to settle all alleged corruption claims…
Teck exits oilsands with $1B sale of Fort Hills stake to Suncor
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A | TECK.B; NYSE: TECK), Canada’s largest diversified miner, is exiting the oilsands business with the sale of its 21.3% stake in the Fort Hills project to Suncor…
U.S. markets rise during Sept. 6-9 trading week
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 833.27 points during the Sept. 6-9 trading session, rising 2.66%, to 32,151.71, while the S&P 500 climbed143.1 points or 3.65% to 4,067.36. This week’s…