Features: March 04, 2010
For many investors, Colombia remains a grey spot on their mental maps of South America. La Violencia, the 50-year dark age in its recent past, came to an end with the close of the 20th century. But the memories are fresh, and the
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Features: February 25, 2010
At any given time, there's a single international spot price for an ounce of refined gold. Gold is priced in US dollars: $1,106.10 per ounce as we go to press. But what about the gold an exploration or mining company has in the
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Features: February 17, 2010
Over the last five or six years stock markets, and mining markets in particular, have managed to confound both bears and bulls in almost equal measure. No sooner had analysts caught up to the idea that the Supercycle wasn’t just
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Features: November 19, 2009
For a quick indication of the best that Australia’s had to offer in recent weeks, a retrospective look at the share price performances of three companies we’ve had occasion to mention more than a few times on Minesite lately
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Features: November 19, 2009
Most of us are gathered at the station, watching for the Inflation Express to come rumbling in. But we've been waiting for a while now. Just when should we expect the big locomotive to arrive and start pushing the prices of most
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Features: November 09, 2009
For years, as the farms burned and the economy imploded, it seemed that Zimbabwe was becoming like the land that time forgot. Its rulers were deliberately turning the clock back on 100 years of white man’s progress, returning the
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Features: November 09, 2009
Thirty years ago mere mention of mining exploration in the northern reaches of Canada would have elicited spasms of laughter. Whispers about the orator’s sanity would soon have followed, and straightjackets put on order. That was
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Features: October 22, 2009
Rare earth elements (REEs) have been the mystery metals of the mining world for years. Now, suddenly, everyone’s heard about them. Before we delve into the reasons behind all the publicity, here’s the basic skinny on REEs: One,
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Features: October 20, 2009
If you’re sitting in London still somewhat bemused by the revival of the resources boom and the strength of the Australia economy, then an overnight stay in Western Australia’s Pilbara iron ore region might provide all the
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Features: October 20, 2009
Nuclear energy was a key centre of attention in alternative energy markets last week, as the spot uranium price moved up sharply. The main news turning the market bullish was that the Belgian government has put back its plans to
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