Big bullion bounceback
The sharp turnaround in sentiment in the bullion market has some asking whether the rally is a dead cat bounce or perhaps the last chance to buy before prices rocket.
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Pebble Mine would damage water, fish habitat: EPA
A report released today by the US EPA does not paint a favourable picture of the proposed Pebble Mine in Alaska.
China’s rare earth quotas are a joke. 74% of oxides never left port this year
Chinese authorities added 10,680 tonnes to the country's export allowance this week but it is something of a meaningless exercise because during the first quarter China only exported 26.3% of the initial quota.
Graff Diamonds IPO should catapult the diamond king up the billionaires list
Laurence Graff, the undisputed king of uber-expensive diamonds, will earn a tidy $290 million windfall when he restructures his Mayfair-based company and will vastly boost his paper wealth when Graff Diamonds lists in Hong Kong for as much as $4 billion.
Continental Coal to acquire half of Colombian coal mine
South African thermal coal producer Continental Coal is seeking to augment its coal assets with a property in Colombia. The ASX and […]
Rare earthquake: May last year Molycorp investors were $5.5 billion richer
The Colorado company is destined to become the number one producer outside China, but the rapidly changing economics of the industry has seen its stock decline 20% this week and 74% since May last year.
India the next China? Don’t bet on it, says BHP
Michael Pascoe, writing for the Sydney Morning Herald, hits on a little-reported theme gleaned from remarks by BHP Billiton chairman Jac Nasser this week in Sydney.
McEwen considers selling the Los Azules Project in Argentina
McEwen Mining (TSX and NYSE:MUX) President and CEO Rob McEwen on Thursday cautioned shareholders that recent energy-industry expropriation and Argentina government policy decrees augured negatively for its San José silver/gold mine and other development projects.
Planetary Resources doesn’t want more people onboard its asteroids-mining ship
Less than a month after officially launching its asteroid-mining plans, Google’s billionaire co-founders and filmmaker James Cameron’s owned company Planetary Resources, has already decided not to accept any more job applications.