May 20, 2011 Minera Andes puts back Los Azules spin-out, cites ongoing litigation Toronto stock exchange listed Minera Andes announced on Friday the proposed spin-out of its copper assets, including the 100%-owned Los Azules project, has been deferred. The gold, silver and copper…
May 20, 2011 Has George Soros signaled the end of gold & silver’s bull market? What of the other leading investment lights who are in gold or who have mentioned it in the last few weeks. Investor Paulson is holding onto his massive holding of…
May 20, 2011 SMH: New South Wales freezes coal and gas exploration licences The Sydney Morning Herald reports on Friday that the state of New South Wales announced a 60-day freeze on new exploration licences for coal, coal seam gas and petroleum in…
May 20, 2011 Reports: Chinese steel giant says iron ore market is in a ‘bubble’ "Everyone who has money is rushing to invest in iron ore," Baosteel Group chairman, Xu Lejiang said on Friday, warning that supply may outstrip demand “sooner than expected” pushing prices…
May 20, 2011 Canadian Press: Chinese invest $73m in Quebec iron ore explorer Two Chinese state-owned companies have invested over $73m for a roughly 30% interest in privately-owned Century Iron's plans to export iron ore extracted at several properties in Quebec and Newfoundland…
May 20, 2011 Exxaro seeks bids for zinc assets Reuters Africa reports Exxaro (JNB:EXX) has invited bids for the company’s stake in a zinc and lead mine in Namibia. The market news is quoted as saying: The assets up…
May 20, 2011 TATA steel’s restructuring to result in 1,500 jobs cut in UK TATA Steel's European unit Corus said on Friday it will cut around 1,500 jobs in northern England as part of a restructuring of its long products unit, which supplies clients…
May 20, 2011 The next commodities bubble is coming sooner than you think To hear the mainstream media tell it, the commodities bubble has burst. Commodities are plunging across the board in response to the latest U.S. data, most of which seems to…
May 20, 2011 Rare earth stocks not reflecting supply demand constraints The prices of rare earth oxides are blasting through the stratosphere. Manufacturers are driving prices in their haste to involve the materials in production of hybrid vehicles, wind turbines, and…
May 20, 2011 Valuations of Australian iron ore companies take a hit after royalty increase Valuations of iron ore companies have been cut in response to Western Australia's controversial royalty increase, with Andrew Forrest's fast-growing Fortescue Metals taking the biggest hit. The valuation hits were…
BHP puts Anglo in ‘rearview mirror’ as CEO eyes Canada copper “I’m hopeful that in five years time, 10 years time, there’ll be further investments that we can make into Canadian resources,” Mike Henry said. December 19, 2025 | 12:32 pm
