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Michael Fowler says forget the majors, buy the midtiers

According to Michael Fowler, senior mining analyst with Loewen, Ondaatje & McCutcheon, the major gold producers have gorged on debt and sold off their seed corn.

The Gold Report | January 29, 2015 | 4:11 pm

MMG to begin pre-extraction at Las Bambas despite copper rout

The firm expects production at Ferrobamba, one of the four deposits that make up Las Bambas project, to start early next year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 29, 2015 | 12:00 pm

Mining M&A: Private equity can’t run away fast enough

The smart money is waiting for fire sale prices before jumping into metals and mining. Or worse; has simply lost interest in the sector.

Frik Els | January 29, 2015 | 1:32 am

Yukon Zinc temporarily closing Wolverine Mine

Some crew will be assigned to care and maintenance.

Michael Allan McCrae | January 27, 2015 | 12:38 am

Rio Tinto to drop Oyu Tolgoi $1.6bn royalty if expansion gets ok from Mongolia

Documents obtained and verified by The Australian, show that Rio Tinto offered Mongolia to forsake a “net smelter return” of 2% cent of the project’s revenue.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 26, 2015 | 8:31 pm

Hedge funds raise bullish gold bets to 2-year high

According to futures trading data hedge funds have amassed the largest bullish position since December 2012 when gold was trading above $1,700 an ounce.

Frik Els | January 26, 2015 | 7:38 pm

Heiko Ihle: back to precious metals equity investing basics

Investing in mining equities can get rather complicated but Heiko Ihle, managing director at H.C. Wainwright & Co., says precious metals equity investors need to focus on just three criteria: jurisdiction, management and asset viability.

The Gold Report | January 26, 2015 | 5:37 pm

Kosovo miners return from underground, ending 3-day strike

Hundreds of miners in Kosovo are back on shift following a three-day work stoppage to protest against the Kosovo government, which backtracked on an earlier decision to take control of the Trepca mining complex.

Andrew Topf | January 26, 2015 | 12:58 am

Mining stocks fall as copper, iron ore price reach new lows

Heavy selling across the board as commodities reach fresh multi-year lows, forecasts are slashed and weakness returns to precious metals.

Frik Els | January 24, 2015 | 12:59 am

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