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Diamonds Aren’t Forever, At Least Not Today

Geologix Highlights The Full Paradox Of These Markets As Drilling Success Becomes A Potentially Fatal Weakness

Grafton Resource Investments Attempts To Unclog Illiquidity In Junior Mining Stocks

Albidon Has Some Tough Decisions To Make In The Face Of The Horror Of $4 Nickel

Day Two At Mines And Money: The Crowds Leave Early As Patience Wears A Little Thin, But Deals Did Get Done, And Some People Left Smiling

Broken Down Washing Machine Wipes $8 Million Off The Value Of Adamus Resources

Day One At Mines And Money: Not Too Much Money In Evidence, But A Refreshing Lack Of Gloom Too

TTM Resources Buys Back Shares And Thereby Declares Long-Term Confidence In The Chu Moly Project

Landore Resources Turns Its Attention From Nickel To Iron Ore

Lappland Goldminers Finds Its Own Way Round The Funding Drought To Bring New Mines Into Production

European Nickel Keeps Its Options Open On Projects, And On Financing

Cutbacks And Contango: There Could Be Money To Be Made Being A Contrarian Investor Right Now

Commodity Watch Radio: Sacre Coeur Minerals with Irwin Olian

Rivington Street Holdings to acquire Oilbarrel.com

That Was The Week That Was … In London

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That Was The Week That Was … In Canada

The Outcome Of The Proposed Bid By BHP Billiton For Rio Tinto Had An Air Of Inevitability About It

Orsu Metals May Be Down, But It Is Certainly Not Out

Northern Iron Is Norway’s Quiet Achiever

Atlas Prepares To Make Its First Shipment, But Finds Its Shareholders Harder Than Iron

Volta Resources Positions Itself As The West African Gold Consolidator Of Choice

Richard Lockwood Reckons We’re Back Where We Started, But This Time Round He’s Far More Scared

Peter Hambro’s Counter-Offensive Sends HSBC Packing, But Not Before Some Serious Collateral Damage Was Inflicted

International Ferro Metals Shuts Down Two Furnaces As The Ferrochrome Price Dives

Macusani Yellowcake Could Sneak In From Left Field As One Of The World’s Cheapest Producers Of Uranium

Rick Rule May Be Steering Golden Arrow Resources Towards Consolidation

Platinum Australia Presses Go At Smokey Hills, While The Resource At Kalplats Grows Ever More Impressive

Douglas Lake Moves To The Assay Stage At The Multi-Million Ounce Mwembkuru Project, But The Chinese Hold The Whip Hand On Funding

Condor Is A Good Name For A Company Prepared To Pick Over Old Bones

How Do You Price Commodities In This Market? Like The Boring Industrial Components They Are

That Was The Week That Was ... In London

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That Was The Week That Was … In Canada

Griffin Mining Goes Into The Lignite Business, And Still Has $70 Million Left Over For Other Deals

Some Cold November Truths for Canada’s Junior Miners

Formation Capital Has Kept The Lawyers At Bay And Now Awaits A New Environmental Decision On Development Of The Idaho Cobalt Project

First Gold Production From Cambridge Mineral Resources Puts The Company’s Past, Present And Future In A Different Light

After A Turbulent Twelve Months, Kingsgate Consolidated Gets Down To The Business Of Producing Gold Profitably

When Your Broker Loses More Than You…

"Buy When There’s Blood In The Streets": Sprott and Altius Lead a Long List of Discounted Canadian Resource Plays

As Soon As The Funding Is In Place, Gippsland Will Be In Pole Position To Sell Its Tantalum Into A Rising Market

Africa Weekly: Equinox Poised To Push Go At Lumwana, Central African Gold On The Brink, And Shareholder Discontent At Extract Resources

Braemore Resources Turns A Profit On Platinum Smelting In South Africa, But Nickel In Australia Is A Tougher Proposition

Centamin’s Unique Position In Egypt Puts A Potentially Greater Value On It Remaining Independent

DRC Disaster Could Spell Serious Supply Disruptions To Tin, And Serious Issues Of Conscience To The World’s Mobile Phone Users

CGA Mining Is Confident Of Producing First Gold At Masbate In March

Rambler Metals Intercepts More Mineralization On the Ming Mine And A Few Potential Partners In China

As Governments Attempt To Stimulate Demand By Investing In The Basic Fabric Of Modern Society, Miners Wisely Cut Capacity

That Was The Week That Was … In London

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Some Of London’s Gold Miners Look A Lot Steadier Than Others At The Moment

Churchill Mining Explores The River Route For East Kutai’s Initial 3 Million Tonnes Of Thermal Coal Per Year

Tertiary Minerals May Be Onto A Fluorspar Winner At Storuman

Archipelago Resources Now Has Several Financiers Interested In Funding Toka Tindung, But It’s Not Done And Dusted Yet

Richard Elman At Commodities Trading House Noble Group Reckons He Can See The Bottom Of This Market

Cangold May Be Small But It Could Play An Interesting Role As A Consolidator

Long-Term, Prairie Downs Has Exciting Potential In Vanadium; Short-Term It’s A Good Job That Mine Development Work Is On Hold

Allied Gold Cuts Debt And Builds Production: Music To The Ears Of A Jaded Market

The Clouds Currently Hanging Over First Majestic Almost Certainly Have A Silver Lining

Africa Weekly: Jubilee Joint Ventures On The Bushveld, Minerva Presses On At Tulu Kapi, And Katanga Updates On Production

It Was Fun While It Lasted: Metal Prices Drop To Pre-Boom Levels, But Some Important Lessons Have Been Learned

That Was The Week That Was ... In London

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That Was The Week That Was … In Canada

Nevada Copper Looks Towards 2009 With A Confidence Backed By Good Grades, Cash In The Bank, And A $1.5 Billion NPV On Pumpkin Hollow

Great Panther Is Still Mining Profitably Out In Mexico, But There’s No Denying The Squeeze Is On

Who Will Blink First In The High Stakes Poker Game Between Glencore And Zaruma Resources?

Rebellion On Steroids: Frank Carr Steers His Own Course With Carrick Gold, Backed By Nearly Five Million Ounces In The Ground

Riding Out The Downturn: Mount Burgess Takes A Realistic Look At The Zinc Market

Kirkland Lake’s Plan To Double Gold Production Next Year Is Founded On Clever Thinking, Not Extra Cash

Medusa Mining Escapes From The Clutches Of Crosby Capital, For Now At Any Rate

For A Bird’s Eye View Of Cluff Gold’s Kalsaka Project In Burkina Faso, Stand On The Ridge Next To The Man With The AK-47

Cabo Drilling Shows Resilience, Thanks To The Long-Term Planning Of Its Founder

Anglesey Mining Offers Something For Nothing As Labrador Iron Mines Closes In On Production

Geodex Minerals Engages In Some Belt-Tightening On Its Tungsten Properties, But Overall The Fundamentals Still Look Good

Africa Weekly: African Eagle Updates On Mkushi, Algy Cluff Opens Kalsaka For Business, Banro Finds More Gold, And West African Diamonds Cuts Losses

There May Have Been A Minor Bounce In Metals Prices Last Week, But Make No Mistake, Production Cuts Are Coming

That Was The Week That Was … In London

That Was The Week That Was … In Canada

That Was The Week That Was … In Australia

Mining sector strategy: Where are we going from here? - A sharp and deep recession is upon us, so when will we see recovery?

Kefi Is Endorsed By Centerra In Turkey

Kenmare Resources Is Now Dredging For Titanium Minerals In Calmer Waters

Small Cap Miners Look To Become Fewer In Number As Time Goes By And Credit Stays Away

Destroying Tanzanite One In Order To Save It: Gemfields Outflanked… For Now

A Tangled Web Of Rowland Family Interests Is Dispossessing Shareholders In Latitude Resources Of Hard Cash

Caledonia Mining Suspends Operations At Blanket And Is Now Waiting On The Zambian Election Before Proceeding On Nama

Cashed-Up Gold Producer Troy Resources Has Been Kissing A Lot Of Frogs Lately

The Latest Word From China, And As You’d Might Expect, It’s Not All Good. But Is It Reliable?

Artificial Intelligence Builds DIAGNOS A Nice Portfolio Of Royalties, NSRs, Joint Venture Stakes And Other Goodies

Royalties Are The Name Of The Game As Anglo Pacific Steers Towards The Perfect Storm

Further Production Cutbacks Are Needed If Miners Are To Successfully Adjust To New Demand Levels

Cardero’s Pampa de Pongo Iron Ore Project In Peru Could Be Taken Out By The Chinese

Africa Weekly: Boost For Botswana’s Diamond Sector, Coal of Africa Produces First Coal From Mooiplaats, And Tanzanite One Responds to Gemfields’ Offer

That Was The Week That Was … In London

That Was The Week That Was … In Australia

That Was The Week That Was … In Canada

What Is Going On With Gold?