May 17, 2013

Give it a doubt

Bull markets climb a wall of worry.

May 17, 2013

BHP finds new Guinea exit strategy

"Our decision to focus on the OECD was deliberate and, I would argue, increasingly looks like the right call."

May 16, 2013

US to the world: no gold sales to Iran

US sanctions caused the economy to contract by as much as eight percent last year.

May 16, 2013

St. Augustine Gold and Copper announces US$11 million financing

SPOKANE, WASHINGTON–(Marketwired – May 15, 2013) – St. Augustine Gold and Copper Limited (TSX:SAU) (“St. Augustine” or the “Company”) announced today a private […]

May 15, 2013

BHP Billiton’s disappearing exploration budget

"We need to squeeze returns from our installed infrastructure."

May 14, 2013

Gold imports explode India’s trade deficit

"The rise in gold imports is surprising. It wasn't expected."

May 13, 2013

SouthGobi Resources forecasts huge increase for 2013 coal production

Its flagship coking coal mine in southern Mongolia is running again.

May 12, 2013

Aussie taxpayers to help fund $5 billion Oyu Tolgoi expansion

Rio Tinto gets a boost from Australia.

May 11, 2013

Got Jimblebar? Big 4 stack the odds against high-cost iron ore miners

BHP's new Jimblebar mine is only one of dozens of projects from the majors that could drive down iron ore prices significantly.

May 10, 2013

India’s Supreme Court clears way for Posco to build $12bn iron ore mining plant

High court sets aside lower court decisions for South Korean miner.