Minews Story: March 10, 2010
If it worked well the first time, why not do it again? That could be the motto of Silver Lake Resources, now established as one of the most successful Australian gold miners of the past decade, and which currently looks to be on
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Minews Story: March 09, 2010
There has been a bit of a gap in our coverage of Apollo Minerals. This was not because there was nothing going on, but because the then chief operating officer Richard Sealy delayed matters towards the end of last year, as he was
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Minews Story: March 09, 2010
Mark Reilly has moved to London. This news may not yet have made it into the society pages of the Evening Standard or the Telegraph, but it is certainly good news for London-based investors in Forte Energy, the company that’s
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Minews Story: March 09, 2010
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
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Minews Story: March 08, 2010
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
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Commodities: March 07, 2010
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
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Minews Story: March 06, 2010
Minews. Good morning Australia. It looks like you had a much happier week.
Oz. The stock market was certainly better. The cricket wasn’t. New Zealand gave us a lesson in how to win, and how to behave properly on the field, in
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Minews Story: March 05, 2010
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
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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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Minews Story: March 04, 2010
In the home stretch, with a mine in sight. That’s the point that’s been reached by Syndicated Metals, an emerging Australian copper miner now close to completing its hunt for sufficient ore to press the “go mining” button. Over
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Minews Story: March 03, 2010
Iron ore prices are once again on the rise. Contract buyers now look likely to settle for something in the order US$121 per tonne, as against US$61 last year, as the spot market price gains ever-increasing influence as a major
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Minews Story: March 03, 2010
“The flag has dropped, let’s build a mine”. His metaphor might be slightly mad, but the message from Karl Simich is crystal clear. Sandfire Resources, the tear-away Australian copper and gold explorer he runs, has found enough
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Minews Story: March 02, 2010
It’s now official. Greenland Minerals & Energy will list on the full board of the London stock exchange in the early part of next year. The brokers will be Evolution, and one other, yet to be appointed, though Greenland managing
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Commodities: March 01, 2010
The New Year is no longer quite so new, and some of the optimism that surrounded markets at the start of 2010 has started to look a little frost damaged. It is now clear that the major developed economies are recovering, but that
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Minews Story: February 27, 2010
Minews. Good morning Australia. How was your week?
Oz. In a word, flat. In fact, it was so flat that we probably set some sort of record for the number of stocks which opened the week and then closed at the same price, or at
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