November 26, 2012

Seven familiar names shortlisted to head Anglo

Well-known executives headhunted from major mining companies such as BHP Billiton, AngloGold Ashanti, Barrick Gold and Xstrata have made the cut to become Anglo American’s new CEO.

November 26, 2012

The huge risk-reward scenario in East Africa

Welcome to East Africa—home of a potential 28 billion barrels of recoverable oil, 440 trillion cubic feet of gas and 14 billion barrels of natural gas liquids.

November 26, 2012

Coal licenses to remain intact despite NSW corruption probe

NSW government could be liable for hundreds of millions in payouts should leases be revoked

November 25, 2012

Indonesia’s tin mining brings more problems than wealth: report

Tin mining is a profitable but damaging trade that has scarred the Indonesian island of Bangka, a granite outcrop just east of Sumatra, reports English newspaper The Guardian.

November 24, 2012

Coal becomes Mozambique’s 2nd-largest export earner

During the first six months of 2012 coal became Mozambique’s number two export, the Bank of Mozambique has revealed in its recent ‘Economic Climate and Inflation Perspectives’ report.

November 24, 2012

Coal miner bringing Chinese workers to Canada appeals latest verdict

HD Mining International, the firm bringing Chinese workers for its northern B.C. coal mine, has appealed to a Federal Court ruling allowing local unions the right to request a judicial…

November 24, 2012

The red queen syndrome

All through human evolution we have been harnessing increasingly effective forms of energy. From human power to horse power, to wood, coal, natural gas and uranium what we’ve been doing…

November 24, 2012

The Soros position nobody is talking about

n the most recent 13-f filing on November 14th, the Soros fund increased its position in gold via the GLD fund from 884,400 shares, to 1.3+ million shares.

November 24, 2012

Rick Rule: be a risk manager, not a reward chaser

The Gold Report met up with Rick Rule, founder and chairman of Sprott Global Resource Investments Ltd, at the Hard Assets Conference in San Francisco.

November 23, 2012

Did rivals try to scupper BHP’s uranium sale to Cameco?

Unconfirmed reports have Rio and Paladin make separate submissions to the federal government to block the sale of Western Australia's largest uranium deposit.