December 21, 2012

Expect the gold bull market to pause in 2013

Many gold analysts are forecasting much higher gold prices in 2013. In this interview Rohit Savant, senior commodity analyst at the CPM Group, says he believes all of the positive…

December 21, 2012

Weaker dollar giving gold a small boost

After a weaker day yesterday, gold was marginally stronger in early trade and appeared to be picking up a little more ahead of NY opening due to a weaker dollar.

December 21, 2012

Southern parvenu seizes control of New York Stock Exchange

Metals and energy trader clinches historic deal with NYSE Euronext.

December 20, 2012

A coal factsheet for the future

Here are some of the other startling highlights from the IEA’s Medium-Term Coal Market Report 2012 Factsheet.

December 20, 2012

Is BHP’s Jansen Potash Mine destined to flop?

With wide-eyed ambition, BHP Billiton hopes its Jansen project will change the potash industry

December 20, 2012

Despite 2012 commodities slump emerging market demand set to fuel higher, more volatile prices

"In a resource-constrained world, value creation moves towards the owners of resources" is the conclusion of a new report from McKinsey

December 20, 2012

Finally – a definitive online source for malfunctioning mining machinery porn

The Mining Mayhem blog aspires to be the definitive resource for photos in the genre

December 20, 2012

CoalSpur obtains USD$300mn senior debt facility from EIG Global Energy

VIsta Coal Project has potential to become largest export thermal coal mine in North America

December 20, 2012

Chinese coal giant’s goliath mine in Queensland to dwarf regional peers

AUD$5bn development will export four times more coal than the largest mine in Central Queensland at present

December 19, 2012

BHP to sell its Guinea iron ore mine to B&A Mineração

BHP Billiton (ASX, NYSE:BHP) has reportedly chosen mining venture B&A Mineração as the preferred bidder for its Mount Nimba iron ore mine, one of the largest deposits of the mineral…