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Here’s where mining investors should be placing their bets

As a country, however, Canada is falling out of favour.

Eritrea looks to build mining sector to kick-start economy

The country aims to have four mines in operation by…

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Glasenberg – 1, Xstrata shareholders – 0

The $2.6 billion Qatari investment could provide Glencore CEO Ivan Glasenberg the necessary backing he needs to push through the deal which many Xstrata shareholders say sell them short.

The ‘lunar trajectory’ of Canadian mining investment

The source of the surge in mining investment has been quite diverse, reflecting the widespread advance in prices. For 2012, gold leads the way with $3.6 billion of capital spending. But not far behind are copper-nickel-zinc mines at $3 billion, potash at $2.9 billion and iron ore at $2.7 billion as the Labrador Trough is developed.

Lithium One announces merger with Galaxy Resources Limited valued at approximately C$112 million

Galaxy has spent the last 18 months searching the world for a high quality, undeveloped lithium brine deposit and we believe Lithium One's Sal de Vida lithium-potash project in Argentina fits that criterion. The Sal de Vida brine chemistry is highly favourable, with high levels of lithium and potash and low levels of magnesium and sulphate impurities.