Anglo American investors, already hit by turbulent news during the past year because the company has had to bail out its platinum subsidiary, decided against an annual dividend, saw its board chair replaced, been engaged in battle to ward off a merger bid by Xstrata, and has begun divesting what it calls “non-core” businesses, now [...]

A recent poll conducted by Craciun Research demonstrates the overwhelming opposition to the Pebble Mine project in the Bristol Bay region. They favor subsistence over mining. Alaska Natives, fishermen and business owners agree the mine would threaten the Bristol Bay fishery on which so many livelihoods depend. Below is the Sept. 22 press release announcing [...]

Swiss Mining giant Xstrata has given up its effort to merge with Anglo American, half-owner of the Pebble Limited Partnership. The company’s proposal for a “merger of equals” was largely rejected by Anglo, though for a time the idea had appeal with some stockholders. The merger was expected to create a mining group worth [...]