February 27, 2013

Mongolia cancels key Oyu Tolgoi licences

Dispute over taxes, costs and revenues intensify.

February 26, 2013

Why smart money is buying junior strategic metal miners

Most investors have a tough time standing apart from the crowd.

February 26, 2013

Thompson Creek writes down $530m of Endako mine

Company posts fourth quarter loss.

February 26, 2013

Copper huge sell-off. Who is doing the buying?

Patterns appear in the markets all the time, over and over, slightly different in detail, but similar overall. The pattern of last week’s copper decline is not unlike the pattern…

February 25, 2013

Barrick Gold fined in Chile, faces opposition in Dominican Republic

Construction work at Pascua Lama halted once again. Dominican authorities pressing for a “more favourable” contract in Pueblo Viejo.

February 25, 2013

Inmet and Petaquilla make peace

They have reached a preliminary $150 million commercial agreement over land rights near the $6.2 billion Cobre Panama copper project.

February 24, 2013

Coal deaths drop by one-third says China’s statistics bureau

The use of gold and silver in jewelry was up 16%.

February 24, 2013

Cyclone Rusty closes major Western Australian ports

Cyclone hitting a region where half of the world's seaborne iron ore is shipped

February 24, 2013

My best and worst decision: outgoing BHP Billiton’s Marius Kloppers

It was alumina, not aluminum

February 24, 2013

Nautilus CEO opens up on PNG dispute

Nautilus Mining CEO, Michael Johnston,walks shareholders through the various points of contention between it, the PNG government and the launch of its […]