Anglo gaining ground in Codelco battle

With the tussle moving out of the courts and into the commercial arena and with Codelco CEO Diego Hernandez suddenly quitting his post in the midst of the ongoing battle, Anglo American CEO Cynthia Carroll appears to have gained significant...

$200bn capex ambition of mining majors under spotlight

The great China-led economic supercycle that has been boosting global economies for a decade is falling below its expected trajectory, which is giving rise to questions supercycle slippage and demise.

BHP raises €2bn through bonds

Mining giant BHP Billiton has raised €2-billion from its Euro Medium Term Note programme, raising funds for corporate purposes. The two-tranche offering comprises a €1.25-billion 2.125% bond, due in 2018, and a €750-million, 3% bond due in...

NRW wins A$129m BHP contract

Mining giant BHP Billiton has awarded a A$129-million contract to ASX-listed project house NRW Holdings for its Port Hedland inner harbour project. The project scope includes bulk earthworks, ground improvement works, and rail and concrete...

BHP restarts Temco operation

Diversified miner BHP Billiton on Tuesday announced that it would restart its Tasmania Electro Metallurgical Company (Temco) manganese alloy facility following a 90-day suspension. During February this year, BHP suspended operations at Temco as...

India, China, Taiwan lead SA April coal imports

Asia absorbed most of South Africa's 5.2-million tons of coal exports in April, led by India, China and Taiwan, exporters said. Almost all of South Africa's thermal coal is exported from the private Richards Bay Coal Terminal (RBCT) in Kwazulu...

Vale to build second iron ore storage ship in Asia

Vale will build a second floating iron ore storage vessel in Asia to feed shipments to its main market, China, a senior company official said on Monday, as the Brazilian miner works around Beijing's ban on its huge dry bulk ships. China, the...

Abbot Point multi-cargo plan scrapped

The Queensland government on Monday confirmed it had scrapped plans for a multi-cargo facility (MCF) at the Abbot Point coal terminal. Over the weekend, media outlets in Australia reported that the A$9-billion expansion of the Abbot Point coal...

18/05/2012 (On-The-Air)

The great China-led economic supercycle that has been boosting global economies for a decade appears to be coming to an end; he South African Navy is now allowed to operate in Tanzanian and Mozambican waters to stop piracy.

Workers to strike at BHP Billiton Australia coal mines

Workers at global miner BHP Billiton's Bowen basin mines will strike for seven full days starting late next week after voting to reject a new employment contract proposed by BHP for the second time, the workers' union said Friday. The workers at...

Bradley Doig

Position: Executive director since 2006 Main activity of company: Commercial and business development Date and place of birth: July 20, 1964, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Education: BA, University of Natal; Higher Diploma in Company Law, University of the...

First blast at new Kalahari manganese project

The first blast took place on last week at the new R1.5-billion Kudumane manganese mining project near Hotazel in the Northern Cape.

Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu conducted the official opening of what is the fourth new...