World’s largest gold mine could come under threat
Brutal regime earns $3.5bn/year from Muruntau and septuagenarian Uzbek dictator's hospitalization raises fears of power vacuum, influx of radical Islam.
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Fundamentals for uranium look great; is the uranium market ready to soar?
By any estimate, the uranium market is trading in the extremely oversold ranges, but when the trend is down, a market can trend into the extreme of extremely oversold ranges, and we have seen this occur many times in the past.
Ignore Yellen and buy the dip in precious metals
Friday morning FED chair Yellen finally opened her mouth and said a whole lot of nothing.
Canada’s Ivanhoe Mines to hire strategic adviser after unsolicited interest
Shares in the Vancouver-based miner soared Monday as the firm said it would likely hire an investment bank to advise the board on all strategic options.
Alrosa diamond sales drop in second quarter on fading demand
Net profit for the period, however, increased substantially — up 61% from a year ago to 40.5 billion roubles ($625 million).
Australian fund takes over Anglo American’s Foxleigh coal mine
The sale is part of Anglo’s plan to exit coal as well as the miner's divestment scheme aimed to raise between $3bn and $4bn by year-end.
B.C. coal mine poised for restart
Interest is spurred by the rebound in coal price, and by knowledge that steel mills in Asia are looking to diversify their coal import portfolios.
India to seek $15 billion of investment to double mining output
India expects to woo 1 trillion rupees ($15 billion) of investment over five years to double mining output and cut mineral imports.
Don’t go long on iron ore: Aussie bank
Along with gold and silver, iron ore may be a darling among commodities this year, but don't expect the good times to continue into 2017.