Barrick Gold’s new CEO wasted no time telling Newmont Mining shareholders that he can do a better job.
The two companies are trading barbs after Barrick launched a hostile bid for Newmont, which would disrupt a previously announced deal for Goldcorp I…
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Israeli mining tycoon Beny Steinmetz is making a dramatic return to Guinea after the billionaire ended a bitter dispute with the West African country that brought his business empire to its knees. The settlement, brokered by former French President Nic…
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A likely rebound in the amount of raw zinc produced this year could have miners "begging smelters” to refine the metal used to galvanize steel, potentially boosting their fees to the highest in two years.
Supplies of the refined metal have been ti…
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The CEO of Newmont Mining labeled a potential takeover attempt by rival gold miner Barrick Gold as a “desperate” and “bizarre” move aimed at complicating his company’s pending deal to acquire Goldcorp.
In his first interview since Barrick confirmed Fr…
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Barrick Gold, the world’s second-largest gold producer, confirmed it has considered a bid for Newmont Mining Corp. as the Canadian mining giant looks for ways to boost production.
Barrick has reviewed the opportunity to merge with Newmont in an “all-s…
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At least 18 people were killed when a truck transporting acid to a mine owned by Glencore in the Democratic Republic of Congo crashed and spilled its contents onto a minibus, a provincial health minister said. The tanker was heading to the Mutanda Mine…
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At least 18 people were killed when a truck transporting acid to a mine owned by Glencore in the Democratic Republic of Congo crashed and spilled its contents, a provincial health minister said. The tanker was heading to the Mutanda Mine, a copper and …
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Barrick Gold, the world’s second-largest gold producer, has studied a bid for Newmont Mining as the Canadian mining giant looks for ways to boost production, people familiar with the matter said.
Barrick has looked on and off at the feasibility of an …
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In a belated response to falling fresh-water levels in desert areas, Chile is moving to protect a natural resource that has been depleted after decades of mining activity.
With complaints from local communities rising and the effects of climate chang…
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Anglo American remains the only giant miner not buying back shares, but that doesn’t mean it’s not thinking about it. The world’s biggest producers, shunning growth and reluctant to launch a major new deal spree, have been handing record amounts of mon…
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