November 13, 2013

Steve Palmer: change up your portfolio’s sector weightings to capture profits

In this interview with The Mining Report, Steve Palmer describes how his fund uses "bottom-up analysis" to find profit opportunities in metals, energy, life sciences and tech stocks

November 13, 2013

Rio Tinto battles to keep Warkworth coal mine open

"We are already at the point where production will drop by around a million tonnes next year regardless of any actions that can be taken now,” said the company.

November 13, 2013

Vaults are booming! (in Asia)

Gold, silver and collectibles are pouring into Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai, jurisdictions that now offer some of the most exclusive gold and silver vault options in the world

November 13, 2013

Canada-EU battle over oil sands deepens

Canada’s natural resources minister Joe Oliver continues to hit back against critics of the country’s oil sands.

November 13, 2013

Glencore Xstrata starts trading in South Africa, poised to sell Lonmin stake

The miner and trading house ranks now among the top three on the JSE in terms of market capitalization.

November 13, 2013

Aussie exports to China by state and territory

"Thank China, thank Western Australia, and thank iron ore."

November 13, 2013

Global temperatures to rise faster and higher than UN prediction: IEA

3.6 degree increase by 2035.

November 12, 2013

Big ideas on gold and resources in the big easy

One contrarian idea these days is investing in resources. This is an unloved and underowned area of the market, but there is a case to be made for owning commodities.

November 12, 2013

U.S. to become world’s top oil producer earlier than expected

But not a long-term threat to the OPEC.

November 11, 2013

Cerrejon says finding it tough to reach 34mt this year

Colombian coal miner, the world's 4th largest exporter, suffering from strikes and sabotage.