January 30, 2013 Rothschild-Bakrie mess makes London bourse look ‘second-rate’, fit only for ‘speculative mining plays’ The saga has tarnished the Rothschild and Bakrie dynasties, but the LSE deserves much of the blame.
January 30, 2013 Rio threatens to halt work at Oyu Tolgoi over Mongolia’s demands for bigger stake The giant copper-gold mine is one of the richest prizes in mining and the Mongolian government has long coveted more of it.
January 30, 2013 Indian delegation to explore iron ore assets in Brazil India will be send a high-level delegation to Brazil for the second time in three months.
January 30, 2013 Interest rate hike could trigger global meltdown: Kaye Renowned hedge fund manager William Kaye says the world faces the prospect of another financial crisis should interest rates be increased and debt burdens be rendered unserviceable.
January 29, 2013 Iran denies reports of uranium enrichment explosion Iran has denied reports of an explosion at its uranium enrichment facilities near the city of Qom in the country's center-north
January 28, 2013 Fresh threats to Centerra’s Kumtor gold mine in Kyrgyzstan The Kyrgyz Republic government is once again trying to force Centerra to renegotiate the terms of its mining license for the Kumtor open pit gold mine, the country’s largest foreign…
January 28, 2013 Exotic travel and lots of money: commodity trader for a major miner lists business perks A social media user who claims being a commodities trader at giant Glencore (LON:GLEN) opened up a forum on Reddit on Sunday in which he answered lots of questions about…
January 28, 2013 China seeks to expand into Iranian mining sector A senior Chinese official has flagged Beijing's strong interest in Iranian resources.
January 26, 2013 Machine part discovered in 300 million-year old lump of coal A metal implement which appears to be the toothed rail of a gear shift has been found in a lump of coal around 300 million years in age
January 25, 2013 “Peak Oil” impacting Norwegian and Saudi 2013 production? While it is hard to ramp up much sympathy for petro-states, Norway and Saudi Arabia are both facing a murky 2013 as domestic production falls, pushing both nations towards some…
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