July 25, 2011 Final environmental approval for new Namibia uranium mine Namibia's Ministry of Environment and Tourism has granted environmental approval for the linear infrastructure for the proposed Husab uranium project to Extract Resources subsidiary Swakop Uranium. The approval, covering access…
July 25, 2011 Indonesia coal boom creates jungle wealth Indonesia’s huge reserves of thermal coal — used for power plants — are being aggressively targeted by energy-hungry China and India. The demand, combined with high commodities prices, is driving…
July 25, 2011 Australia’s carbon tax may slash coal industry value by $8.7 billion Australia’s planned carbon tax may reduce the value of the coal industry by about $8.7 billion as producers including Xstrata Plc and Anglo American Plc bear higher costs, according to…
July 25, 2011 Strikes hit BHP, Anglo, De Beers and Xstrata across three continents Bloomberg reports BHP workers in Chile voted Sunday to extend their strike at the world’s largest copper mine. Stoppages at BHP’s Australian coal operations may resume this week. Thirty thousand…
July 25, 2011 Foreign money invades Mongolia A freeze on licenses to explore for minerals is no small matter in Mongolia, a country undergoing a huge resources boom, as miners such as Anglo-Australian giant Rio Tinto (RIO)…
July 25, 2011 US default fears push Australia stocks sharply lower Australian share closed sharply lower on concerns the US government may default if an agreement cannot be reached on raising its debt ceiling.
July 25, 2011 Bullish oil technicals Averaging $96 so far this summer, crude oil certainly doesn’t feel cheap. Nevertheless, its technicals are looking increasingly bullish. After recently bouncing […]
July 25, 2011 Silver slam-epic fail It’s the thick of summer now and I’m trying to take it pretty easy this weekend and perhaps another weekend or two while the warm weather is here. The good…
July 24, 2011 National Geographic profiles proposed pipeline to carry oil sands crude to the B.C. coast A proposed oil pipeline running from Alberta to the B.C. coast gets a critical look by National Geographic, a media company that has a potential reach of 280-million people each…
July 24, 2011 Is platinum undervalued When it comes to investing in precious metals, most investors tend to focus on gold and silver. With gold in the midst of a multi-year bull market, and trading at…
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