November 6, 2012 The outcome of the US elections will not change the long-term trend of gold After plunging on Friday, gold prices have rebounded for a second day on Tuesday as the US dollar was a touch weaker ahead of the U.S. presidential election.
November 6, 2012 Damning report blames Pike River ‘horror story’ on failings by all sides The Royal Commission's report on New Zealand's Pike River disaster has castigated all parties involved for egregious oversights and failings occasioning what some commentators have referred to as a mining…
November 6, 2012 Australian miners take battle against tax to High Court The Australian resources sector has taken its battle against the Gillard government's contentious new mining tax to the nation's High Court.
November 5, 2012 New support for Glencore-Xstrata deal Institutional advisor ISS now says tie-up is a good thing for Xstrata, but they still don't like the $200 million retention package.
November 5, 2012 Mining’s new age of austerity will hurt consumers Shareholders will celebrate as lower supply boosts prices and profits, but consumers of metal and minerals will be hard hit.
November 5, 2012 B.C. unions go to court over Chinese miners Two major unions of the Canadian province of British Columbia have applied to have the Federal Court overturn a decision to allow about 200 foreign workers work at HD Mining…
November 5, 2012 Environment Canada’s document indicates pollutants near oil sands A document obtained from Environment Canada confirmed Monday what scientists from the University of Alberta published in 2010: that there is mounting evidence of contaminants in the snow and even…
November 5, 2012 Look to midtier and small-cap gold equities for growth The late summer rally in gold equities is the beginning of the outperformance that Joe Foster, portfolio manager of Van Eck International Investors Gold Fund, has been looking for.
November 5, 2012 Mining industry eschews mega projects to boost shareholder returns at consumers’ expense Mining executives have given a clear indication that they plan to slash capital spending and reduce supply in order to improve shareholder returns at the expense of consumers.
November 4, 2012 Australia’s Greens call for $26bn in mining tax revenue over next four years The leader of the Australian Greens party say the incumbent Labor government should revise its original mining tax plan to lift revenue generated by the tax from AUD$9 billion to…
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