November 27, 2013

VIDEO: Jim Rogers on US ‘debtonation’

"Prepare yourself for another lost decade or more."

November 27, 2013

Mining sector welcomes Canada’s shift to ‘dollar diplomacy’

By 2018, Canada's government wants small and medium-sized enterprises presence in emerging markets to have grown from 29% to 50%.

November 27, 2013

Global exploration budgets down 29% in 2013

Canada accounted for just over 13% of the total, the smallest share in 14 years. The DRC made it to the top 10 mining destinations for the first time.

November 26, 2013

How China got a firm grip on 90% of Ecuador’s oil

Through a series of financing deals with state-owned oil company PetroEcuador, China has coaxed the Latin American country into submission.

November 26, 2013

Understanding the rise of China

If the sweeping economic reforms planned by Chinese leaders during the Third Plenum can be our guide, it looks to be a promising decade for global investors.

November 26, 2013

Las Bambas down to one major bidder, investors uneasy

Analysts question the remaining bidder's ability to finance the project.

November 26, 2013

Were tectonics responsible for the ‘Great Dying’ 250 million years ago?

Roughly 252 million years ago, 70% of land species and 90% of ocean species were wiped off the planet.

November 25, 2013

Rio’s Walsh says settlement with Guinea over Simandou imminent

Differences should be settled by December or in early in 2014.

November 25, 2013

Chinalco abandons independent Glencore Bambas bid, may team up with Minmetals

Las Bambas requires an estimated $5.9bn investment to be fully developed.

November 25, 2013

Bitcoin quadruples in a month, breaks through $800

$867 per bitcoin on Japan's Mt Gorex exchange.