Frik Els , Editor

Investors give miners another kicking after China manufacturing shrinks

None of mining's top companies escaped the carnage on Thursday after a survey of manufacturing in China showed activity slowed for a fifth straight month.

Frik Els | March 22, 2012 | 7:20 pm

Big guns all on board for Beijing’s new spot iron ore trading platform

Beijing launched the new spot price platform in January in a bid to shift the balance of power in price negotiations away from the big three.

Frik Els | March 22, 2012 | 5:21 pm

Oyu Tolgoi named one of ’10 Beautiful Places We Could Destroy With Human Drilling’

The widely read Huffington Post in one of its characteristically breathless pieces on the environment on Tuesday calls out Ivanhoe Mines’ Mongolian project.

Frik Els | March 20, 2012 | 8:34 pm

Billions hacked off mining majors after BHP’s China comments

"The big infrastructure build clearly will come to some end," Ian Ashby, BHP's chief of iron ore said on Tuesday.

Frik Els | March 20, 2012 | 4:54 pm

Big G family feud is bringing the taxman, regulator and lawmakers down on Hancock Prospecting

While the sordid details emerging from the proceedings are humiliating enough there may be some serious financial implications for Gina Rinehart – mining's 4th richest person with a fortune pegged at around $18 billion – as well. On top of the tax loopholes in family trusts exposed by the Rinehart saga, it has also emerged that Hancock Prospecting has not submitted annual financial statements for the past two years.

Frik Els | March 13, 2012 | 6:08 pm

China gives miners another scare as $58 billion monthly swing hands it largest trade deficit in 12 years

MarketWatch quotes  Nomura economist Zhiwei Zhang as saying:  "Overall, economic conditions are getting weaker at a fast pace. The slowdown is happening faster than the government expected."

Frik Els | March 13, 2012 | 12:10 am

Indonesia’s Rule No. 24 likely to embolden other nations to grab more from mining

Indonesia surprised the global mining community last week after a new rule – Government Regulation No. 24 of 2012 – was quietly announced on the mining ministry's website. A growing list of nations – and not just radical fringe territories such as Zimbabwe or Venezuela – are pushing for greater control and ownership of the resource sector on top of higher taxes and royalties.

Frik Els | March 11, 2012 | 7:15 pm

Gold traders most bullish in four months as bullion fund holdings set new record

Bloomberg's weekly survey of gold traders shows they are the most bullish since November 11 with 16 out of 23 predicting that the precious metal will gain this week after investors up their holdings of bullion backed funds to a record $131 billion.

Frik Els | March 11, 2012 | 12:30 am

Euphoria over Molycorp deal may soon turn to despair. China’s grip is as strong as ever and rare earth prices are still dropping

Molycorp's mould-breaking deal with Neo Material Technologies sent its shares rocketing in New York on Friday and some industry observers say the tie-up creates a vertically integrated company that will transform the industry. Others see REE prices continuing to drop with some already down 70% and China's grip on the market undiminished – exports could double this year and domestic production continues to ramp up.

Frik Els | March 9, 2012 | 11:50 pm

South Africa’s standalone state mining company a step closer, already hunting for deals

South Africa took a step closer on Thursday to create a standalone mining company that will take charge of the government's role in the country's rich resources and with ambitions of becoming involved in the continent's mining sector.

Frik Els | March 9, 2012 | 9:50 pm

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