Trends show increase in funding for companies examining expansion of LNG capacity
BHP signals determination to shift its portfolio decisively away from steel-making commodities
Stance defies government hostility to plan that would break up national champion
The company requires a new plan to create value from the troubled mining house
Journey from industrial behemoth to takeover target reflects country’s decline as a mining powerhouse
Amid BHP approach for Anglo, prolific dealmaker says consolidation does not guarantee more production
Geologists are exploring whether magmatic brine can be tapped for dissolved treasure such as lithium, copper and cobalt
‘It’s a different value proposition, and people are voting with their wallets’, says chief of mass-market jeweller
South Africa’s ruling party berates big business one minute and urges it to invest the next
Country’s independent Competition Commission vows to assess any takeover on ‘public interest’ grounds
Statement comes as the Australian miner’s chief executive visits country after political backlash
New mines are needed to meet the world’s demand for the essential red metal
Mike Henry has positioned world’s largest miner for a big deal and was prepared for initial rejection by UK-listed target
Agreement marks first time rich countries have set deadline on ending reliance on the fossil fuel
As building mines gets harder, the time needed to produce cash flows is daunting
Turin meeting puts timeline on deal made at COP28 summit, with allowance for fossil-fuel-reliant nations like Japan
The UK-listed miner has rejected an approach from BHP, but other bidders could emerge
Company’s exit would deal another blow to City’s status as home to listed mining groups
The 107-year-old South African mining group, long resistant to change, has now rejected a takeover offer from BHP
UK-listed company says Australian miner’s takeover approach ‘significantly undervalues’ it
The natural jewels have lost their old mystique because carbon crystals can be grown in labs
BHP, whose £31bn bid for Anglo has been rejected, faces fraught politics and complicated history in the country
BHP proposes £31bn takeover of Anglo American
Legal & General and Abrdn criticise offer as undervaluing UK-listed miner
Anglo has rejected a £31bn deal that would be the biggest in the mining sector on record but faces many hurdles
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