February 5, 2012 South Africa is looking at mining super-tax, ‘targeted intervention’ in platinum sector South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress, appears to be moving away from nationalization of the mining industry to reassure foreign investors but is considering new taxes and "targeted…
February 5, 2012 Which way now for precious metals? After marching steadily higher early in the week, gold and silver saw their biggest one-day losses in more than a month on Friday as hopes for more Fed money printing…
February 5, 2012 Xanadu acquires South Gobi licences Xanadu Mines has acquired two licences in the highly prospective South Gobi porphyry belt in southern Mongolia.
February 5, 2012 US job growth ripples to Chinese copper and ore Nothing is so salutary for the Chinese economy as growth in the United States, and nothing is so good for copper and iron ore prices as a strong Chinese economy.…
February 5, 2012 Peru copper and gold output down slightly in 2011 Reuters reported that production of all main metals fell in Peru in 2011 from the previous year as depleted reserves and lower ore grades hit the major global producer.
February 5, 2012 Mitsubishi to double copper output after Chile mine expansion Bloomberg reported that Mitsubishi Corporation of Japan plans to almost double its copper output in 2012 after spending USD 5.39 billion to buy a minority stake in Anglo American Plc's…
February 5, 2012 Top shareholders gunning for Xstrata’s Big Mick, could block deal without premium The Telegraph reports Chairman John Bond and CEO Mick Davis risk being voted off the board of Xstrata after being accused of negotiating "a cosy stitch-up" with Glencore and that…
February 4, 2012 Junior gold stocks to prosper, copper on brink of rebound – Joe Mazumdar Joe Mazumdar talks about why he sees mergers and acquisitions as key catalysts for a rebound in the junior gold space in 2012. Gold Report interview.
February 4, 2012 Tougher year for platinum mines The stresses that have afflicted South Africa's platinum miners for the best part of a year appear to be coming to a head.
February 3, 2012 “Glenstrata” could flex muscles in iron ore The $80 billion proposed merger of commodities trader Glencore and Swiss-based miner Xstrata could lead to a fresh round of acquisitions in iron ore, Reuters is reporting today.
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