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End of the supercycle is also spelling the end of radical resource nationalism

"Natural resources companies with a pipeline of, say, five projects in five different countries are now likely to build just two or three of those. Thus, executives have the power to cherry pick which combination of country and project offers the best returns."

Frik Els | June 17, 2012 | 8:32 pm

Gold Fields unlikely to bag concessions

Gold Fields Ltd. may have to settle for a shorter than planned mine life for a gold project in the Philippines due to permit restrictions, a government official said.

Business World | June 17, 2012 | 12:22 am

Investing opportunities in overlooked Argentina

Mike Niehuser, founder of Beacon Rock Research, discusses the cloud of uncertainty hanging over Argentina in an interview with The Gold Report.

The Gold Report | June 16, 2012 | 12:01 am

Mining minister sides with Australian gold company in Moose River land dispute

Nova Scotia's Natural Resources Minister, Charlie Parker, is supporting DDV Gold Ltd., an Australian gold company, over a family run Christmas tree farm that doesn't want its land expropriated and turned into an open pit mine.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 15, 2012 | 10:29 pm

GFMS says gold hedging is a peripheral issue. Others not so sure

Moderate net hedging by gold producers is expected for the full year, but GFMS-SocGen stressed that it did not mean a shift in management attitude towards hedging.

Frik Els | June 15, 2012 | 5:38 pm

Kumtor’s freezing Kyrgyzstan’s ceasing

Kyrgyzstan's economy will grow by barely a quarter of the 7.5 percent originally forecast because of the collapse in output from the nation's flagship venture with Canada's Centerra Gold.

Joshua Zapf | June 15, 2012 | 5:21 pm

End of an epoch as Hong Kong exchange takes over 135-year old LME

The three losing bids were all from the US and the deal marks a decisive shift in the commodities trading business away from Chicago and London to Asia.

Frik Els | June 15, 2012 | 1:57 pm