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Russian, Ukrainian tycoons pledge half fortune to charity
Feb 19, 2013 11:04 EST
Russia's Vladimir Potanin and Ukraine's Victor Pinchuk pledged Tuesday to give half of their fortunes to charity, becoming the first tycoons from ex-Soviet Union to join a global drive by the world's richest people to share their wealth.
Russian billionaire Potanin named chief of Norilsk
Dec 17, 2012 14:53 EST
Russian billionaire Vladimir Potanin was appointed Monday the general director of mining giant Norilsk Nickel, the company said.
Abramovich to pay $1.49 bn for Norilsk stake
Dec 11, 2012 03:17 EST
Billionaire Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich is to pay almost $1.49 billion to acquire a stake in Russian mining giant Norilsk Nickel to help end a feud between its main shareholders, they said Tuesday.
Finnish operator says it has plugged nickel mine leak
Nov 14, 2012 15:51 EST
Leaks from a Finnish nickel mine that have dumped toxic metals into the environment were plugged on Wednesday, the mine operator said.
Toxic nickel 'found in Finnish lake'
Nov 13, 2012 11:26 EST
Toxic levels of nickel have been found in a Finnish lake after waste water began to leak from a nearby mine, the government's environmental agency said on Tuesday.
Russia's Rusal to cut production as profit falls
Aug 27, 2012 03:56 EDT
Russian aluminium giant Rusal said Monday it would cut production after seeing its net profit fall 95.25 percent in the first six months of the year, hit by falling prices and rising costs.
Russia's Rusal to cut production as profit falls
Aug 26, 2012 23:24 EDT
Russian aluminium giant Rusal said Monday it would cut production after seeing its net profit fall 95.25 percent in the first six months of the year, hit by falling prices and rising costs.
Chinese investor to rescue Zimbabwe nickel mine
Apr 02, 2012 06:14 EDT
A Chinese mining group will invest $21.2 million (15.8 million euros) to restart a Zimbabwean nickel mine that closed during the country's political turmoil, the mine's owners announced Monday.
Profit plunges at world's biggest aluminium firm
Mar 19, 2012 07:04 EDT
The world's biggest aluminum producer Rusal on Monday reported a 91.7 percent drop in net profit for 2011 as it wrestles with a management dispute among its Russian shareholders.
Rusal reports 92% drop in 2011 net income
Mar 19, 2012 03:43 EDT
The world's biggest aluminum producer Rusal on Monday reported a 91.7 percent drop in net profit for 2011 as it wrestles with a management dispute among its Russian shareholders.
Rusal chairman quits in Russian oligarch conflict
Mar 13, 2012 06:11 EDT
Russia's aluminum giant Rusal said on Tuesday that its board chairman Viktor Vekselberg had resigned amid a bitter struggle between its oligarch shareholders over ways to get the firm out of debt.
Russian oligarchs should pay privatization fee: Putin
Feb 09, 2012 07:19 EST
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, seeking to return to the presidency in an election next month, said on Thursday large Russian companies privatized "dishonestly" in the 1990s should pay a fee to win public acceptance for the deals.
Two cyclones expected to form off Australia this week
Dec 20, 2011 23:35 EST
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Two tropical lows off northern Australia could develop into cyclones in coming days as the La Niña weather pattern persists, but pose no immediate threat to mining and crop regions devastated by cyclones and flooding in early 2011.
Samsung in talks to mine nickel in Australia
Nov 25, 2011 01:09 EST
South Korean multinational Samsung Corp. is in talks with Australian resource group Metals X to fund and develop a huge nickel deposit, the miner said on Friday.
Communists create fear in Philippine mining
Oct 04, 2011 15:11 EDT
Communist rebel attacks on three mines in the Philippines have created a climate of fear for investors just as the sector is seeking to cash in on the global resources boom, industry players said Tuesday.
Rebel attack closes major Philippine nickel mine
Oct 03, 2011 14:48 EDT
One of the Philippines' biggest nickel mines suspended operations after communist guerrillas attacked the facility on Monday, setting equipment on fire, company and military officials said.
Three killed in Maoist attack on Philippine nickel mine
Oct 03, 2011 07:48 EDT
MANILA (Reuters) - Hundreds of Maoist guerrillas killed three men, took hostages and torched equipment and facilities in an attack on a major nickel mine in the southern Philippines on Monday, security officials said.
S. Korea's Posco set to boost nickel production
Aug 30, 2011 00:01 EDT
South Korea's largest steelmaker Posco said Tuesday its mining joint venture in New Caledonia would nearly double nickel production by 2014, helping provide a stable supply of the key raw material.
Russia's Rusal reports 21% drop in net profit
Aug 29, 2011 05:04 EDT
Russia's Rusal aluminium giant Monday reported a 20.5-percent drop in first-half net profit due to higher debt-servicing costs and smaller returns from its partial holding in Norilsk Nickel.
Swiss giant Glencore bids for Australian miner
Aug 24, 2011 02:26 EDT
Swiss-based commodities giant Glencore Wednesday announced a takeover bid for Australian nickel miner Minara, its first major play since listing in London and Hong Kong.
