That Was The Week That Was ... In Australia

Minews. Good morning Australia. What a horrid week!

Oz. You can say that again. After holding up strongly for the past few months, this was the week when the mining sector gave way to heavy selling, pretty much across the board.

Day Two, And The Africa Downunder Conference Crawls To A Close

Dreary as they can be, there is a universal method for measuring the success, or otherwise, of mining conferences. It’s simple: how did the after-party go. On that score, it’s pleasing to report that new-found African and

India’s Economic Boom Rolls On, But There’s No Room For The Little Guy - Not In The Mining Sector, Anyway

India’s new liberalisation, and the consequent rise in economic growth rates, has attracted the interest of many foreign companies from many sectors. The mining sector hasn’t been left out, but it’s only the really big boys who

Wildhorse Energy Has Some Interesting Choices To Make On Its Uranium Assets In Wyoming And Hungary

As its name might suggest, Wildhorse Energy has little time for the navel gazing of Australian politicians over their uranium policy, and has instead gone seeking highly prospective uranium projects elsewhere in the world. Wisely

Day One At The Africa Downunder Conference: A New Commodities Nexus Begins To Emerge

The Queen couldn’t make it but the King did. The absence of Her Majesty at this year’s seriously curious “Africa Downunder” conference, which kicked off in Perth today, was probably a result of someone forgetting to send an

Riversdale’s Two Billion Dollar Market Cap Begins To Put It On The Coal Mining Map In Southern Africa

In theory, Australia and Africa have nothing in common. They are, literally, an ocean apart. But, two events this week disprove the theory. First is the prospect of 1,000 delegates attending the world’s second biggest African

Chinese Demand For Metals Is Bouncing Around A Bit, But The Long-Term Outlook Remains Robust

The Olympics are done. What happens next? Well, for starters growth isn't going away. The Chinese economy is forecast to grow by 9.5 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to China’s State Information Center. That

The MDC Goes Into Battle In Parliament On The Indigenization Law, As Mining Companies In Zimbabwe Hold Their Breath

International mining companies have had it pretty bad in Zimbabwe. It really is a nightmare sustaining operations here, let alone undertaking expansion or exploratory activities. Ask any mining company executive and he will tell

When The Money Tide Rises Again, Medusa Mining Will Surely Float

It is not often you come across the perfect junior resource stock. And Minews is not saying Medusa Mining is it, but it certainly ticks a lot of the right boxes. It has a large position in a highly geologically prospective area,

Investors Who Haven’t Done The Numbers On Giralia Resources’ Iron Ore Properties Might Be Missing A Trick

No doubt about it, Giralia Resources is one of the most fascinating companies operating in Australia. Not only does it have five wholly owned iron ore projects, three of which are high grade hematite and close to infrastructure,

Decoupling: Will It Be The US That Drives Growth, And Metals Prices, After All?

For the first half of the year consensus opinion was relatively simple. The US economy was heading for a deep and profound recession because of the collapse of the housing-backed lending frenzy that had been precipitated by

Less Green And Red Tape In Ghana Means Azumah Resources Can Work Its Kunche Gold Project Up Quick Smart

After a tricky start in life Azumah Resources has settled down into becoming a rather nice little understated gold explorer in Ghana. Executive chairman Stephen Stone gave a quick recap to Minews of how the company’s first two

Gunson Benefits From Delayed Approvals As The Zircon Price Soars

It’s not often that investors thank a government for blocking the early development of a mine. Shareholders in the Australian zircon company, Gunson Resources, might soon be doing that because delays at the Coburn project could

On The Ground in Botswana: Discovery Metals Advances Its Substantial Boseto Copper Project

An early morning flight takes us north to Maun, gateway to Botswana’s fabled Okavango Delta, where Brad Sampson, managing director of Discovery Metals, is waiting with a fleet of four-wheel drive vehicles to transfer our group of

That Was The Week That Was … In Australia

Minews. Good morning Australia. It looks like it was a better week among your mining stocks last week.

Oz. It was, thank you. The metals and mining index was up a comfortable three per cent, which was actually slightly less than

Kalahari Minerals Plc

Restructure of Kalahari Minerals

Uranex NL

Africa Downunder Conference - Presentaion by Mr J Cottle

Uranex NL

Mining Journal special publication Tanzania - August 2008

London Mining Plc

Saudi Joint Venture and Strategic MOU

London Mining Plc

Board Changes

Tianshan Goldfields Limited

Gold Mountain Pre-Feasibility Studies Extended

Tertiary Mineral PLC

TERTIARY MOVES QUICKLY INTO NEXT PHASE

Churchill Mining plc

Resource Update

Mount Burgess Mining NL

Presentation to the Africa DownUnder Conference

REGENCY MINES PLC

Exploration Update

NEVADA COPPER CORPORATION

Nevada Copper Reports Significant Project Developments

Apex Minerals

Wide high grade gold hits extend the Baldric and Crispin Zones, Wiluna

Azumah Resources

Maiden 212,000oz Gold Resource for Bepkong Deposit

Starfield Resources Inc

Starfield Resources Announces Successful Test Results From Hydrometallurgical Process

Regency Mines PLC

Exploration Update

Greystar Resources Limited

Greystar Adds Colombian Engineering Firm To Angostura Feasibility Study

Anvil Mining Limited

Date for Special Meeting of Shareholders

Hillgrove Resources Limited

InterMet Managing Director Appointment

Midland Minerals Corporation

Midland Minerals gives update on projects in Ghana and Tanzania at AMG

Archipelago Resources Plc

INTERIM REPORT FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2008