October 26, 2012

BHP confident iron ore prices will stabilize

BHP Billiton CEO Marius Kloppers said during the company's annual general meeting yesterday that the record high iron prices witnessed over the past decade will not be repeated.

October 26, 2012

The sky’s the limit in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan's unique political history has created a modern-day last frontier for exploration.

October 26, 2012

Whitehaven shuts Sunnyside on declines in coal prices

Aussie miner Whitehaven Coal (ASX:WHC) has announced the indefinite suspension of operations at its Sunnyside mine near Gunnedah in New South Wales. […]

October 26, 2012

Indonesian businessman warns foreigners of local investment perils

A prominent Indonesian businessman has warned foreign miners of the perils of investing in his own country over the next two years due to new laws which curb overseas ownership.

October 25, 2012

Years away: Kloppers says BHP waiting for new technology before Olympic Dam decision

If you're spending $33 billion you want to do it as efficiently as possible.

October 25, 2012

US Uranium Market

Under the terms of the 1993 government-to-government nuclear non-proliferation agreement (Megatons to Megawatts program), the United States and Russia agreed to commercially implement a 20 year program to convert 500…

October 25, 2012

Asia needs global trade needs Asia

Weakness in the developing world has had an ugly recent effect: vibrant Asian economies wilted over the summer months, and now face a less certain path in the months ahead.

October 25, 2012

Australia’s mining tax proves a huge fiasco

Australia’s Federal Government has seen sunnier days as reports revealed Thursday it has not collected any revenue in the first three months of its much-debated Minerals Resource Rent Tax (MRRT).

October 25, 2012

Streaming gold & silver companies generating huge gains for investors

One type of precious metals equity has been significantly outperforming both the metals and mining shares. This business model is gold and silver streaming companies.

October 25, 2012

China to undergo U-shaped recovery

A leading analyst says growth in China is set to gradually recuperate as the Middle Kingdom's economy experiences a short, sharp U-shaped convalescence.