Court&#39;s decision in favour of Newmont mine criticised
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Environmentalists today said US mining giant Newmont must stand trial despite a court ruling that declared a police investigation into alleged pollution by the firm illegal.
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Harmony said today it would seek leave from the Competition Appeal Court to appeal the ruling allowing it to acquire Gold Fields&#39; shares, but not to exercise the shares&#39; voting rights.
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A US appeals court on Thursday turned down ABB&#39;s (ABBN.VX: Quote, Profile, Research) (ABB.N: Quote, Profile, Research) proposed $1.2 billion settlement of an asbestos lawsuit involving the Swiss engineering group&#39;s Combustion
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THE defence of Gold Fields against a hostile $8.1 billion (Â£4.3 billion) bid from Harmony Gold Mining, its smaller South African rival, was dealt a further blow last night when a US court threw out its legal challenge to the takeover.
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JOHANNESBURG  - South African mining group Harmony has lost the latest round in a hostile takeover of rival Gold Fields when a court rejected an urgent attempt to appeal against a ruling frustrating its bid to create the world&#39;s largest gold producer
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The Indonesian environment minister on Friday accused U.S.-based Newmont Mining Corp. of gross negligence over alleged pollution at a gold mine in Indonesia, saying the company "cut corners" to boost profits.
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The company said the decision was a &quot;major step&quot; towards implementing its controversial rescue plan. Major shareholders are opposing the deal, which hands control of
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The reservations expressed on this page about the prospective takeover of resource giant Noranda by state-owned China Minmetals have come in for a barrage of muddled criticism.
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Gold Fields Ltd. welcomed Friday a decision handed down by a South African appeals court that the company said temporarily blocks Harmony Gold Mining Ltd.
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GIA grading of artificial diamonds alongside natural stones strikes a blow to the mining monopoly. By Joshua Davis from Wired magazine.
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The rescue of British bank Northern Rock   could get bogged down in a legal battle as shareholders  criticized the government's handling of the five-month crisis  just as a decision nears.
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Gold Fields has attacked Harmony Gold Mining&#39;s &quot;stretched&quot; finances and &quot;marginal&quot; mines as it urged shareholders to reject an approach from the rival gold producer.
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An internal company report sheds new light on operations at Newmont Mining Corporation, which has drawn the rising ire of environmental groups.
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A new southern Africa court orders Zimbabwe not to proceed with the seizure of a white farmer's land.
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A ferocious battle to control South Africa&#39;s Gold Fields company looks certain after its management last night rejected an $8bn (Â£4.
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By Sanne Specht, Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore.  Mar. 1--Opponents of the Opp Mine painted a picture of environmental  pollution, property destruction and community demise for Jackson County  commissioners on Wednesday.    More than 75 people attended the three-hour public hearing.
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An Indonesian court on Thursday ruled the detention of five executives of US mining giant Newmont, including an Australian, was illegal, throwing into doubt a major pollution case involving the world&#39;s biggest gold producer.