January 29, 2015

Mining M&A: Private equity can’t run away fast enough

The smart money is waiting for fire sale prices before jumping into metals and mining. Or worse; has simply lost interest in the sector.

January 27, 2015

Freeport-McMoRan slashes capital spending, to divest stake in Indonesian unit

The U.S. largest miner by market value and revenue has already slashed its capital budget for the year by $2bn and it is ready to make further cuts.

January 23, 2015

Anglo American mulls sale of more coal mines in Australia

The operations that may be added to the list of assets for sale are Dawson and Foxleigh, in Queensland.

January 14, 2015

‘Mick the Miner’ goes after Vale’s nickel assets

The 56 year old who built Xstrata into one of the world’s biggest mining firms and then sold it to Glencore, is tipped to be on the verge of landing…

January 6, 2015

Are you ready for the January effect?

As far back as 1942, economists have noted that small-cap companies in particular tend to surge at the beginning of the year in a cycle known as the January Effect.

December 31, 2014

Mining in 2015: Zinc price with zing

Zinc prices will continue to gain in 2015, but all bets are off if a not unlikely stockpile shock panics buyers.

December 31, 2014

Mining in 2015: Nickel price promises much

Everything nickel had going for it in 2014 will only become more evident during 2015, but all bets are off if Indonesia even partially lifts ore ban.

December 30, 2014

Chris Berry identifies commodity companies with the disruptive advantage

Game-changing disruptive technologies or sustainable end-user agreements are what companies need to succeed and he shares some likely names in the cobalt, lithium, nickel, graphite—even uranium—spaces in this interview with…

December 30, 2014

Aussie toe cutters girding companies for the long haul

In Australia, when companies want to cut costs, they hire what are known as "toe cutters." These managers root out inefficiency and drive profitability.

December 21, 2014

Sherritt makes big move on US-Cuba deal

Sherritt International (TSX:S), the natural resources company with extensive operations in Cuba, saw a whopping 42.9 percent gain between last Monday and Friday, resulting from an announced thaw in US-Cuba…