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Intrepid drama could scare foreign investors from Indonesia

Brad Gordon, CEO of Brisbane-based Intrepid Mines (ASX:IAU), has stated publicly that Indonesia is doing damage to its reputation as a foreign investment destination following the recent legal difficulties experienced by his own company and Churchill Mining.

Marc Howe | July 27, 2012 | 4:02 am

Australia imperils investment appeal as miners attack new tax laws

Foreign investors have raised concerns over uncertainty surrounding Australia's mining and carbon tax regimes, with mining companies attacking a government plan to obtain an additional AUD$1.9 billion in taxes via stronger regulation of cross-border profit-shifting.

Marc Howe | July 27, 2012 | 2:41 am

Newmont sees earnings dive on dismal output

Newmont Mining's (NEM) second quarter earnings plunged 28% compared to the same period last year on reduced gold and copper output.

Marc Howe | July 26, 2012 | 11:55 pm

Barrick misses expectations and delays Pascua-Lama

Barrick Gold, the world's largest producer of the precious metal, reported higher-than-expected operating costs and a massive capital cost over-runs on Thursday in its first quarterly report since letting go CEO Aaron Regent in June.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 26, 2012 | 12:42 pm

Australian miners seek a wealth of opportunities in a new Myanmar

Australian exploration and mining firms are readying themselves for forays into Myanmar following the end of decades of military rule earlier this year and the country's opening up to foreign investment.

Marc Howe | July 26, 2012 | 2:53 am

Harmony up 7% as punters bet Wafi-Golpu pre-feasibility will map out a Grasberg rival

Release of a pre-feasibility study for Wafi-Golpu in Papua New Guinea is expected any day now and punters hope drilling results that put the deposit into the same league as Freeport-McMoran’s Grasberg mine across the border in West Papua, Indonesia are confirmed.

Frik Els | July 25, 2012 | 7:40 pm

Antofagasta Minerals ‘scored’ with appointment of ex-Codelco CEO Hernandez: analysts

FTSE 100 miner, copper giant Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO) announced Tuesday it had appointed Diego Hernandez, the former head of state miner Codelco, a move qualified by insiders as “a goal” for the London-listed Chilean miner.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 25, 2012 | 7:00 pm

Third time’s the charm for Peru’s mining issues?

Faced with never ending environmental and social conflicts over mining projects, Peru's President Ollanta Humala decided yesterday to reshuffle his Cabinet… again…for the third time.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 25, 2012 | 5:27 pm

Teck Resources down 5% after profits more than halve

The diversified miner suffered lower realized prices across the board with copper down 14% to $3.57 a pound, its realized coal price was 26% below Q2 2011 at $202 a tonne. Zinc (-15%), silver (-24%), lead (-22%) and molybdenum (-18%) prices all declined.

Frik Els | July 25, 2012 | 4:59 pm

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Intrepid drama could scare foreign investors from Indonesia

Australia imperils investment appeal as miners attack new tax laws

Newmont sees earnings dive on dismal output

Barrick misses expectations and delays Pascua-Lama

Australian miners seek a wealth of opportunities in a new Myanmar

Harmony up 7% as punters bet Wafi-Golpu pre-feasibility will map out a Grasberg rival

Antofagasta Minerals ‘scored’ with appointment of ex-Codelco CEO Hernandez: analysts

Third time’s the charm for Peru’s mining issues?

Teck Resources down 5% after profits more than halve

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