July 19, 2012

Impoverished no more: Indian bean farmers grow fracking’s special ingredient

A hard bean, the guar, grown in India's most arid and hard scrabble region is a key ingredient in making hydraulic fracturing better.

July 19, 2012

Copper hits 2-week high on China easing hopes

Copper strengthened further on Thursday in a generally stronger base metals sector on comments from China Premier Wen Jiabao which was interpreted as suggesting possible further monetary easing there.

July 18, 2012

Goa must clean up mining practices or lose heritage destination

A UK Labour MP has moved an “early day motion” in the House of Commons seeking a debate on mining in the Indian state of Goa, calling upon the British…

July 18, 2012

Discovery of rare earth minerals on ocean floor could break Chinese stranglehold

Recent discoveries of rare earth minerals at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean could break China's existing stranglehold on supply of the key raw materials.

July 16, 2012

A historic window of opportunity in Mongolia

Investor fears about mining stocks are misplaced especially if those companies are mining in Mongolia. The country home to the largest copper deposit and this Gold Report explains why there…

July 16, 2012

Mongolia’s new rulers may put world’s richest coal deposit beyond reach

The Democratic Party which campaigned on sharing more of the spoils of mining with Mongolian citizens won the majority of seats while the junior partner in the new ruling coalition,…

July 16, 2012

China’s Zijin Mining obtains regulatory approval for Norton Gold takeover

Zijin Mining Group (HK:2899), China’s largest gold producer, announced on Friday that its bid for Australia’s Norton Gold Fields Limited (ASX:NGF) had successfully obtained approval from Australian regulators.

July 16, 2012

No option: China has to deleverage

Dee Woo writes in the Business Insider that the Chinese government no longer has any policy options left, and it must start deleveraging.

July 15, 2012

OceanaGold to sell copper, gold production to Trafigura

OceanaGold will sell 100% of the copper and gold concentrate production from its Didipio project in Luzon, northern Philippines to Trafigura, following signing of a heads of agreement.

July 15, 2012

Emerging market central banks monopolize gold market

Emerging market central banks have been the biggest official buyers of gold over the past year or so with total net central bank purchases the largest since 1964 last year…