Minews Story: March 19, 2010

That Was The Week That Was … In Canada

Minews. Now, over to our Canadian Correspondent for a look at how the Canadian markets performed over the past week.

CC. There was a notable lack of conviction from both the buy side and the sell side, with the resource-rich

Minews Story: March 19, 2010

Alrosa Is Now Producing More Diamonds Than De Beers

Russia's dominant diamond miner, state-owned Alrosa, has grabbed the crown from De Beers as the world's largest diamond producer by output, and the most profitable one, too.

Minews Story: March 18, 2010

A Re-Invigorated Woulfe Mining Starts To Make Progress On One Of The Most Renowned Tungsten Assets In The World

Oriental Metals, as was, had its fair share of problems. Didn’t we all, as the credit crunch hit? But new boss Brian Wesson comes straight to the point when he rings up Minesite to describe recent progress at the now re-named,

Minews Story: March 17, 2010

Kootenay Gold Joins Forces With Alberta Star in The Battle For Control Of The Sunshine Mine, One Of The World’s Largest Producers Of Silver

In his round-up on events in the Canadian mining sector last week, our Canadian Correspondent mentioned that Kootenay Gold had elected to team up with Alberta Star Development to jointly bid for bankrupt Sterling Mining, the

Minews Story: March 16, 2010

Rambler Is Now Just A Year Away From First Production At Its Ming Copper-Gold Project In Newfoundland And Labrador

“Things are going well”, says Rambler’s George Ogilvie. It’s certainly hard to take issue with him. The copper price is firming up, the gold price remains as strong as ever, the company’s Ming mine in Canada is now just a year

Minews Story: March 16, 2010

The Presenters At Our March Minesite Forum Played To A Packed House, As London's Investors Continue To Seek Out New Opportunities

With Indaba and PDAC now done and dusted it’d be fair to say that the mining year 2010 is now in full swing. And while it might perhaps be stretching the bounds of credibility to say that after those two great shindigs, the one

Minews Story: March 15, 2010

Canaco Is Opening Up A New Gold District In Tanzania, And At A Very Propitious Time

It’s a good time to be doing an update of Canaco Resources now that Tanzania seems to have climbed to the top of the most popular gold destinations in Africa after Barrick announced that it was floating off African Barrick Gold.

Commodities: March 15, 2010

Are Commodities Just A Binary Play On China?

Any assessment of commodities as an asset class doesn’t get far before China comes into the discussion. Although most people know that China is important, it is difficult to overstate just how vital it is to today’s commodity

Minews Story: March 13, 2010

That Was The Week That Was … In Canada

Minews. Now, over to our Canadian Correspondent for a look at how the Canadian markets performed over the past week.

CC. It was a bit of a rough week for the gold miners, but a friendly takeover offer for a small junior

Minews Story: March 11, 2010

Speculation About Colombian And Indonesian Gold Projects Kept The Rumour Mills Turning At This Year’s PDAC

If the annual Cordilleran Round-Up Conference held in Vancouver in January focused on the recent exploration successes in Canada’s Yukon Territory, the now concluded Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada Conference in

Minews Story: March 09, 2010

Party Like It’s 2007: At The 2010 PDAC

Individuals that make their living in the mineral resource sector are well aware of the dramatic volatility that comes with the run-of-the-mill commodity cycle. So, in theory the quick bounce back from the 2008-2009 commodity

Minews Story: March 08, 2010

Elemental Minerals Could Be Sitting On A Company-Making Potash Deposit In Congo-Brazzaville

Before we get too deeply into the details of ASX-listed Elemental Minerals and its operations at the Sintoukola potash project in the Republic of Congo, one thing has to be made quite clear. The Republic of Congo is NOT the

Commodities: March 07, 2010

Look To The Australian Economy For A Guide To Sentiment, As Coal And Metals Power Ahead

Cobalt and molybdenum trading has been underway on the LME for two weeks now and by all accounts has made a good start. These minor metals have high values and both are vital constituents for making steels, and especially the

Minews Story: March 05, 2010

That Was The Week That Was … In Canada

Minews. Now, over to our Canadian Correspondent for a look at how the Canadian markets performed over the past week.

CC. There was a burst of new buying in the resources space, after a better than expected jobs report out of the

Minews Story: March 05, 2010

James Picton, Peerless Diamond Analyst

James, who was in his mid-sixties, died on February 11th from cancer. To us, at Minesite, he was always accessible and immensely helpful. Des Kilalea, of Royal Bank of Canada Europe, has written an affectionate account of James