The U.S. dollar remains the…
China is experiencing a two-speed…
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Very interesting drama unfolding in one of the world’s top mining nations the last few weeks. That’s Indonesia — where a top copper miner is grappling…
The world lost a great mine this week: the Century zinc operation in Australia. Where the operator, China’s MMG, shipped the final loads of concentrates that…
The New Year is bringing some seismic shifts across the natural resources industry. With a huge swath of mining and energy companies being warned this week on coming changes to…
In the minerals sector — all the way from exploration projects up to mining operations — it’s critical to know who the potential buyers are for…
The global economy is slipping into recession. The evidence is showing up in all the usual ways: slowing output growth, slumping purchasing-manager indexes, widening credit spreads, declining corporate earnings, falling…
A lot of eyes in the global gold sector on India the last few months. Looking to see what effect radical new plans in the bullion business here might have…
Unexpected news in the platinum market this week. With key consumer Japan saying that it’s buying surged to a record in 2015. Japan’s biggest bullion seller, Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo, reported…
New copper production has been hitting the market fast and regular of late. And this week we got news that yet another massive mining project…
Copper is officially below $2 per pound. And that’s caused a flurry of activity in the world’s top-producing nation for the red metal. Chile. Concern over…
The best way to make money as a mining investor is by owning a company that has exploration success, or being on the right side of…
Interesting reports emerging this week from the world’s largest gold-consuming nation: India. Where it appears buyers are increasingly looking to a new part of the world to secure bullion supply.…
Confirmed this week — 2015 was a record year for natural resource investment. With data from private equity analysts Preqin showing that resource funds raised…
Mine sales are continuing to accelerate around the world. With names emerging this week in one of the biggest sales going in the copper industry right…
Great start to the year for one of the world’s best up-and-coming mining spots. Myanmar. Late in December, lawmakers in the country signed new amendments to…
The government of world-leading copper nation Chile did something this week it’s never done before. It published data on copper production costs for nearly its entire mining industry.…
Copper prices have moved up a little the last few days, after nearing $2.05/lb during the past week. But news from two countries this week suggests…
The World Gold Council recently reported that production costs for the global gold industry have dropped nearly 20% over the last two and a half years.…
Very interesting reports emerging from China’s mining sector late last week. Suggesting that the sector is struggling with some major issues, and needs serious help in…
Most mining investors probably missed a small but potentially critical item this week — from local press in one of America’s most important re-emerging mining districts.…
The recent discovery of a ‘super well’ in Argentina’s prized Vaca Muerta shale has further raised the stakes in this market-defying venue, positioning the only junior…