Diamond scandal hits De Beers

Diamond scandal hits De Beers

A senior government diamond valuator in Johannesburg has accused his bosses of blocking his investigation into diamond giant De Beers (controlled by Anglo American) – and then firing him to shut him up.

Did BHP & friends just blow $1.3bn on a Colombian coal project?

Did BHP & friends just blow $1.3bn on a Colombian coal project?

Late last year BHP Billiton – along with Glencore and Anglo American Plc, its two joint venture partners in the Cerrejón coal mine in Colombia – completed a US$1.3 billion expansion project to supply an extra 8 million tonnes of thermal coal a year to the global market.