
Alex Hamer
News Editor and Resources Writer at Investors Chronicle Magazine
Investors’ Chronicle news editor/resources writer in London, writing about shiny stuff. Formerly of @miningonline, @ballaratcourier. Opinions mine, etc.
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4 days ago |
investorschronicle.co.uk | Alex Hamer
The headline figures in Pennon’s (PNN) full-year results – revenue up 15 per cent to £1.05bn and a pre-tax loss of £73mn – don’t capture the full picture as the company, which owns South West Water, is shifting to a new regulatory period and has been hit by exceptional costs of £38mn. This last figure includes £21mn relating to the outbreak of a parasite in the drinking water supplied to Brixham in Devon, as flagged in the company’s half-year results.
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4 days ago |
investorschronicle.co.uk | Alex Hamer
Anglo American adds a secondary listing as part of the mining group’s restructuringPublished on June 3, 2025London has a new major mining company this week as Anglo American (AAL) demerges Valterra Platinum (VALT), and the secondary listing arrives amid early signs of a recovery for the precious metal price. A market value of £8bn makes Valterra one of London’s largest pure-play mining companies, just behind Fresnillo (FRES) and Antofagasta (ANTO).
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2 weeks ago |
investorschronicle.co.uk | Alex Hamer
The African producer is in a temporary fallow period, but the share price has fallen too farPublished on May 22, 2025Despite reduced interest from generalist buyers and a lack of new listings, the London market does still have a competitive junior energy sector. This is helped by companies from the US and Canada picking London as a complementary listing to their New York or Toronto presence. The whittling down of the sector has also served to cut away some of the poorest performers.
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2 weeks ago |
investorschronicle.co.uk | Alex Hamer
Jakob Stausholm will leave Rio Tinto (RIO) once a successor is found, the company has said in a surprise announcement. The chief executive has run Rio, one of the world’s largest mining companies, since 2021. He was promoted from chief financial officer after Jean-Sébastien Jacques stood down following the Juukan Gorge destruction.
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2 weeks ago |
investorschronicle.co.uk | Alex Hamer
New chief executive in placeProduction on the riseJadestone Energy (JSE) has been a poor investment for years, with operational issues knocking production and taking the company’s share price to an all-time low of below 20p last month. At the same time, an onshore gas project in Indonesia, Akatara, has helped increase production to a record high and reversed the slide in profitability seen between 2023 and 2024.
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