With the prospect of a takeover in sight, Anglo American’s first South African chief executive in 15 years is tasked with unlocking value from the global mining company
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The resources giant is selling debt down under for the first time following indications that it is looking to buy more Australian assets.
Mining giant heads to South African stock exchange for R700-billion listing.
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Eskom’s sudden withdrawal of an objection to Glencore’s merger with Xstrata, since coming to an agreement with the company, has puzzled observers.
The Competition Tribunal has given the green light to the proposed takeover of global miner Xstrata by commodities trader Glencore.
Eskom has withdrawn its intervention in the multi-billion dollar merger between resource companies Glencore and Xstrata.
The utility’s dependence on local coal has triggered fears about the effects of the Xtrata-Glencore deal, writes Lisa Steyn.
A hearing by SA’s competition tribunal on commodities trader Glencore’s takeover of miner Xstrata has been postponed until next month, the court said.
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Kameni and Kameni Investments were founded by businessperson Loucas Pouroulis and registered in 2006.
But the to and fro unsettles potential investors in the mining and commodity giant.
Fifteen security guards were held hostage by a group of 30 men inside a shaft at an Xstrata mine in eMalahleni, Mpumalanga, say police.
Commodities trader Glencore has laid out what it says is a final $36-billion takeover offer for Xstrata, warning it would not improve the terms again.
Commodity trader Glencore has raised its offer for miner Xstrata to salvage a bid, now worth about $37-billion.
The blockbuster merger commodity giants Glencore and Xstrata is in jeopardy as key shareholder Qatar threatens to block the union in a vote on Friday.
A rights issue makes sense and could be good news for investors, an analyst claims
Xstrata says shareholders will vote on September 7 on the miner’s planned $26-billion takeover by Glencore.
Ivan Glasenberg and Mick Davis are expected to begin global tour to coax shareholders into accepting their proposed £23-billion merger deal.
Glencore has brushed aside worries over Xstrata investors, sticking to its guns on what it called a "fair" deal for the companies’ merger.
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/ 17 February 2012
Impoverished miners have held a marathon march across a platinum-rich corner of the country to demand Xstrata share more wealth.
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/ 7 February 2012
Commodities trader Glencore has reached agreement with Swiss mining group Xstrata on a merger that would create a global group worth $90-billion.
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The National Union of Mineworkers and Xstrata have reached an agreement on the mining group’s employee share ownership plan.
Freight group Transnet reported a rise in profit on Monday and said it would spend R110.6-billion on capital investments in the next five years.
As Glencore heads for a public listing it has had to declare its interests — but few believe that it will ever fully transcend its secretive nature.
Commodities giant Glencore International said on Wednesday that its partial share float later this month could value the company at $61-billion.
An imminent flotation will shine the spotlight on commodities giant.
Alleged state ‘deployees’ are accused of trying to steal the wealth of the Bethanie mining community.