January 13, 2015

Copper price plummets as commodities drop to 12-year low

Copper price slumps 5% to lowest since July 2009 on Tuesday as worries about global growth overwhelms industrial metals markets.

January 12, 2015

Ivanhoe Mines excoriates Globe and Mail over Platreef report

Article implies that the company engaged in illicit practices to obtain the necessary permits for its Platreef mine in South Africa.

January 11, 2015

Wife of Ivanhoe Mines CEO charged after throwing a water bottle at a flight attendant

Ivanhoe Mines  (TSE:IVN) received a bit of unwanted publicity on Sunday when it was revealed that the wife of CEO Lars-Eric Johansson is facing criminal charges for throwing a water bottle at…

January 11, 2015

Robert Friedland’s mining showdown in South Africa

The two men took the cash from an envelope, counted it carefully and spread it on the table in front of Raesetsa Makgabo in her village home.

January 9, 2015

Copper price touches 63-month low

Chinese deflation fears pulls copper price down to $2.73 a pound, lowest since September 2009.

January 9, 2015

Chile mulls making water desalination mandatory for miners

The measure would only be imposed to miners that consume more than 150 liters (40 gallons) of water per second.

January 8, 2015

African miners to increase spending in 2015: survey

The report, based on responses from 108 buyers and decision-makers across 100 mines in 16 African countries, shows most plan to acquire equipment and maintenance services.

January 8, 2015

Centamin stock dives on below-expectations 2015 gold output forecast

The gold miner said it expected to produce 420,000 ounces at its only operating mine in Egypt this year, missing some analyst expectations.

January 8, 2015

The deflationary myth

With commodities now moving down into their three year cycle low I’m hearing more and more talk about deflation. This is complete nonsense.

January 8, 2015

The look and feel of Canadian venture market bottoms (1981-2014)

The bear market for commodities has brought the TSX Venture index to reach new lows in December 2014.