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Another Asset Sale Coming in Diamond Mining? (RIO, BHP, AAUKY)

Posted: March 27, 2012 at 9:14 am

UK-based mining giant Rio Tinto plc (NYSE: RIO) is mulling over the idea of shedding its diamond mining and production operations. The company’s review follows by two weeks reports that ...
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Coal Stocks Lifted on Rumor of Buyout (WLT, BRK-A, BRK-B, BHP, AAUKY, ANR, BTU, PCX, KOL)

Posted: March 16, 2012 at 2:29 pm

British newspaper The Guardian has a blog post saying there is speculation that US coal miner Walter Energy Inc. (NYSE: WLT) could be a ripe for a takeover fight among ...
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Shake-up Coming in the Diamond Business? (BHP, HWD, KKR, APO, AAUKY)

Posted: March 14, 2012 at 2:41 pm

The Ekati diamond mind in northern Canada could be about to change hands. BHP Billiton plc (NYSE: BHP), which owns 80% of the mine, is reportedly in discussions with several ...
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What Recession? Coal Acquisitions Keep on Coming (BTU, MT, MACDF, ACI, WLT, RIO, ANR, AAUKY, BHP, VALE, PCX, KOL)

Posted: October 21, 2011 at 9:55 am

While Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE: BTU) and ArcelorMittal (NYSE: MT) haven’t been pursuing Australia’s Macarthur Coal Ltd. (OTC: MACDF) for more than a few months, the deal never really looked like ...
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New Alaska Gold & Copper Mine Clears Major Hurdle (NAK, RIO, AAUKY, ABX, NG, GDX, GDXJ, GLD)

Posted: October 7, 2011 at 8:54 am

A state superior court judge in Alaska has ruled against an environmental group in a lawsuit aimed at stopping development of the Pebble gold and copper mine project in the ...
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Mining Boom Times Continue (BHP, RIO, CAIQF, GLNCY, AAUKY, MACDF, BTU, MT, YZC)

Posted: August 24, 2011 at 11:26 am

The world's largest mining company, BHP Billiton plc (NYSE: BHP) reported an increase in profits of 86% and a revenue increase of 36% for its 2011 fiscal year ended June ...
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Commodities Focus as Nationalist Win in Peru Sends Chills to Miners (BHP, NEM, PAAS, TCK, ABX, GG, XSRAY, AAUKY, FCX)

Posted: June 6, 2011 at 1:34 pm

Ollanta Humala, a left-leaning nationalist, won nearly 51% of the vote in Sunday's presidential election in Peru and will take office in late July. Humala has promised to raise royalty ...
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Commodities Watch: Zinc Could Be China’s New Copper; Cocoa Rises on Short-Covering; Corn, Wheat Sink (TCK, XSRAY, AAUKY, NIB, KFT, UL, ADM, GIS, K, CORN, DBA)

Posted: April 28, 2011 at 1:50 pm

Today's commodities news starts off with bursting warehouses full of zinc, an unexpected rise in cocoa futures, and an equally unexpected fall in corn and wheat prices. The stockpile of ...
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Mining Win: Joy Today, Joy Ahead (JOYG, CAT, BUCY, BHP, VALE, RIO, XSRAY, AAUKY)

Posted: December 15, 2010 at 11:42 am

The demand for metals and minerals of all kinds is pushing up sales and profits in the makers of the equipment used to extract the commodities. Joy Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: ...
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