Anglo American to open London, Singapore sales hubs

Global miner Anglo American is opening a new commercial hub in Singapore on July 1 and also in London, a move that reflects the shift in the company's sales focus to Asia. Tom Bell, who has been with Anglo's London-based thermal coal marketing...

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...

Glencore tightens grip on global zinc market

Commodity trader Glencore is tightening its grip on the global zinc market by moving material to inaccessible locations, forcing industrial users to pay high physical premiums for a metal that is in surplus. The matter is under scrutiny because...

New fronts open in aluminium storage battle

New fronts are opening up in Europe and Asia in the battle between banks and trading houses to expand their storage hubs for aluminium, a metal meant for use in manufacturing but increasingly viewed as a store of value. Until recently, the battle...

Company Announcement: Tertiary Minerals plc - Lassedalen Mineral Resource Estimate

Tertiary Minerals plc, a diversified mineral explorer and developer building a significant strategic position in the fluorspar sector, is pleased to announce a substantial maiden, JORC compliant, Mineral Resource Estimate for its Lassedalen...

Company Announcement: Metso signs an extensive frame agreement for automation systems and related services with Neste Oil

The first orders included in the agreement have now been placed from Neste Oil’s Porvoo and Naantali refineries in Finland

Vale mulling 63% iron-ore production increase by 2015

Reviewing the worldwide iron ore market, Brazilian diversified mining giant Vale’s global sales director Michael Zhu told a recent mining conference in Singapore that there “will be no additional supply coming to the market this year and...

Time ticking on offers for Baffinland

There’s no doubt the Baffinland Iron Mines board has cosied up to ArcelorMittal’s raised bid – it put in place another shareholder rights plan and lifted the break fee – and analysts seem to be sweet on it too. Analysts at Raymond James...

Company Announcement: ICE launches Coal Options Contracts 

Attached please find a press release on: ICE Futures Europe® is set to introduce new Coal Options contracts to complement its world‐class suite of coal price risk management tools.

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