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If you look around the world, it’s an undeniable trend: the Chinese are coming. In many cases they’ve already arrived. They’re arriving in sub-Saharan Africa by the plane-load. They’re busy on the ground in South America. They’re
Full story...It was a few weeks ago now, but it will take far longer for the memory to fade – the memory of Ivanhoe Mines executive chairman Robert Friedland barking like a dog while expressing his views about gold, onstage at the World
Full story...A dual listing in London for less than £85,000? Yes, less than £85,000 and that includes lawyers’ and accountants’ fees as well as the charges made by a broker and by PLUS Markets Group. PLUS is a Recognised Investment Exchange,
Full story...“The world is structurally short energy. The evidence is everywhere.” So says the latest research from Southern Cross Equities, Australia’s largest independent stockbroker and emerging investment advisory firm. The principal
Full story...There is nowhere more secure in Australia than Lucas Heights, down in the southern suburbs of Sydney. Not only is it home to Australia’s only nuclear reactor, but it’s also the site of a myriad of research projects that are
Full story...Information is starting to trickle through to Minews from Lusaka about the reasons behind the precipitate increases in taxes and royalties on the country’s copper mines. It basically boils down to a refusal by certain operators
Full story...The International Atomic Energy Agency has just released its Uranium 2007: Resources, Production and Demand report. The industry calls it the “Red Book”, and the one statement that stood out was that known uranium resources would
Full story...“We might be quite good at running fairly small operations”, speculates Harry Dobson modestly, about his team at nickel miner Belvedere Resources. They might indeed. Sitting at the top of the tree is a man who’s proved time and
Full story...In 2007 the silver price surged to highs not seen since the Hunt brothers from Texas tried to corner the market back in 1981. From a low of US$4.028 per ounce in November 2001, silver has been on a steady upward trend. It's
Full story...A report from financial services giant Ernst & Young released on 12th May, states that most of the world’s large mining companies expect to grow through acquisition over the next two years. Ernst & Young’s review of 2007 showed
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