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Boom in private debt financing for mining

Australia's Taurus raised $683m to invest in mining company debt last year, while two funds currently in the market are targeting investor capital of $800m.

Frik Els | May 25, 2016 | 4:45 pm

The gold mine Barrick may regret selling

K92 Mining (KNT.V) is poised for production at its Papua New Guinea (PNG) gold project and lists on the TSXV tomorrow under the symbol KNT.

CEO.CA | May 25, 2016 | 9:02 am

Iron ore price falls 5% – China scrap adds to oversupply fears

China's steel association warns accumulated steel output will exceed 10 billion tonnes in 2016 as scrap prices drop below pig iron costs inside the country.

Frik Els | May 24, 2016 | 1:06 pm

Vale readies for iron ore price war

For competitors S11D is a four-letter word.

Frik Els | May 20, 2016 | 12:00 pm

Aussie mines too costly to shut

Mine sales stumble on looming clean-ups

Reuters | May 20, 2016 | 12:27 am

Harvard, IMF economist: Emerging markets must go for gold

If all central banks were to hold at least 5% of forex reserves in gold (versus 60%+ in rich economies) it would require the purchase of almost 8,000 tonnes

Frik Els | May 19, 2016 | 1:44 pm

Prospect generation – making mining into a numbers game

A concept born from two facts: mineral exploration is extremely capital intensive, and just 1 out of 3,000 mineralized anomalies became a mine.

Palisade Research | May 19, 2016 | 10:40 am

Australia’s miners ‘missing in action’ in Colombia

Australia’s resource houses are “missing in action” in Latin America’s third largest economic powerhouse – Colombia – and should move post haste to rapidly lift their engagement with the mineral rich province.

Field Public Relations | May 18, 2016 | 10:14 am

Australia’s Crusader in financing talks to build new gold mine in Brazil

The Juruena mine, in central Brazil, is estimated to hold an initial resource of 178,800 ounces of gold.

Field Public Relations | May 18, 2016 | 7:08 am

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Newcrest approves flagship Cadia mine’s expansion

Gold price rally lifts value of top 50 mining companies above $1 trillion for the first time

Looming changes for FIFO employees in Western Australia

BHP freezes membership of lobby group over Greens campaign

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