MINING.COM Staff Writer

The Minerals Council of Australia says the 2008-09 Budget “takes important steps in the right direction. The MCA commends the overall Budget strategy which introduces a longer term planning framework, focuses on the need to fight inflation by reining in government spending, delivers a strong surplus and tackles capacity constraints,” the Acting Chief Executive Mr [...]

RBC Capital Markets, the corporate and investment banking arm of Royal Bank of Canada, has published a research report that concludes that despite the worsening global economic climate, the fundamentals for diamonds remain positive. Des Kilalea, Analyst, Global Mining Research at RBC Capital Markets commented: “While the world economy lumbers through one of its worst [...]

2008-05-13 - The Fenno-Skan 2 project will strengthen the power transmission between Sweden and Finland.

IndustryWeek (April 16, 2008) - Global miner Anglo American predicted on April 15 that the booming Asian economies of China and India would drive strong demand growth for commodities.

Further underlining the current interest in potash, BHP Billiton has entered into a definitive agreement with Anglo Potash to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Anglo Potash at a price of C$8.15 cash per common share. Anglo Potash’s only asset is its 25% interest in the Canadian potash joint venture development project [...]