September 21, 2012 Gold miners will take 20 tonnes off hedge books this year For the third consecutive quarter, the gold market saw net de-hedging, with the hedge book falling by 188 koz or 6 tonnes.
September 21, 2012 Xstrata gets an extra week to decide on Glencore merger Diversified miner Xstrata (LON:XTA) and commodities trader Glencore International (LON:GLEN) have now until October 1 to decided on the $36 billion lauded merger.
September 21, 2012 INFOGRAPHIC: The coal boom’s impact on BC CTV BC has put together a vivid visual summary of the impact of the mining boom on both the economy and environment of British Columbia.
September 21, 2012 Aussie resource sector job cuts continue with Rio’s retrenchments at Clermont Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) continues the recent spate of mining sector retrenchments with job cuts at its Clermont thermal coal mine in Australia's north-east.
September 20, 2012 India’s Crisis: a catalyst for change? Engines of the world economy. That was the moniker analysts gave to the world’s largest emerging economies not too long ago.
September 20, 2012 Is this the world’s most important debate? Last week the Bernanke Fed recommenced its interventionist tendencies and announced QE3.
September 20, 2012 South Africa union fears ‘jobs bloodbath’ after Lonmin precedent A bad choice of words.
September 20, 2012 How to navigate an economy weighed down by government meddling and cronyism If you wanted to sum up the just-concluded Casey Research/Sprott Inc. Summit titledNavigating the Politicized Economy, you could say "The situation is hopeless but not serious."
September 20, 2012 BHP ditches another three coal projects BHP Billiton has added three new names to its growing list of shelved coal mine projects as it defers its Red Hill and Saraji East coal projects.
September 20, 2012 Freeport asked to up Indonesian royalties to 10% Freeport currently pays 3.5% for mining copper in Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy, and 1% for gold.
ERG signs long-term gallium supply deal with Mitsubishi Kazakhstan, which currently produces no gallium, is set to become the world's second-largest producer. December 20, 2025 | 08:34 am
