Who will follow Australia’s lead on mining tax? (May 18, 2010)
The global mining team at UBS Investment Research is fingering Brazil, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Mo…
Anglo American plc
Anglo American trims down; sells zinc assets to Vedanta
Anglo American (AAL-L, AAUK-Q) is selling zinc assets in Namibia, Ireland and South Africa to Vedanta Re…
Majority of mining operations in Chile unscathed
A massive earthquake over the weekend that struck central Chile, 115 km northeast of Concepcion and about 325 …
Anglo American forecasts doubling production by 2017
Anglo American (AAUK-Q, AAL-L) says it can double copper production to 1.2 million tonnes by 2017 through the …
Zimbabwe and the appetite for risk
Six to nine months ago when Ian Saunders tried to get a meeting with the investment community in Toronto or Va…
Yukon Territory wins big at AME BC awards dinner
Vancouver — A prospector, a Howe Street financier and several geologists and engineers with historic or rec…
Philex Gold posts maiden resource on Bayugo
The Bayugo copper-gold prospect in northwestern Mindanao island in the Philippines has its first resource esti…
Moly markets: China uncertainty dominates (part 1)
Molybdenum producers and developers have been on a roller coaster ride for the past year.
Xstrata officially kills bid for Anglo American, for now
Four months after launching an informal bid for the venerable miner Anglo American (AAL-L, AAUKY-Q), diversifi…
Xstrata Ponders Merger Options
Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) could be gearing up for another run at the world’s third-largest platinum producer, Lonmin (LMI-L).
Investors anticipate Xstrata to make another run at Lonmin
Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) could be gearing up for another run at the world’s third largest platinum producer Lo…
New hurdle for Pebble: Lawsuit charges Alaska’s exploration permits are unconstitutional
Vancouver – The Pebble deposit in southwest Alaska is one of the largest undeveloped ore bodies in the world…