Will metal demand become a prisoner of China’s tighter property policy?
While some analysts warn that China’s attempts to clip property prices by 30% threatens the demand outlook for…
Coal
Cliffs buys new coal mines in West Virginia
Cliffs Natural Resources’ (CLF-N) US$757 million acquisition this week of INR Energy, a private equity firm wi…
US equity markets down from June 21-25
British economist John Maynard Keynes’s maxim that “markets can remain irrational a lot longer than you and I …
Where to put your $$$, if not gold?
If you ask William Gamble which metals he believes have the most upside over the next two years his answer is …
Prophecy fulfilling goals
Vancouver – The assets continue to pile up at Prophecy Resource (PCY-V, PRPCF-Q) with another proposed friendl…
Prophecy makes headway with Ulaan Ovoo in Mongolia
Prophecy Resource’s (PCY-V, PCYRF-O) Ulaan Ovoo coal project in Mongolia is expected to be in production this year, so it’s a good thing the company has secured rail loading facilities to transport co…
Western Coal reopens Willow Creek
Vancouver – Western Coal (WTN-T) has reopened the Willow Creek coal mine with significantly better reserves as…
Xstrata pulls plug on investments in Australia
The backlash against Australia’s proposed Resource Super Profits Tax is starting to draw blood with Xstrata’s …
Prophecy Resource makes headway in Mongolia
Prophecy Resource’s (PCY-V, PCYRF-O) Ulaan Ovoo coal project in Mongolia is expected to be in production this …
SouthGobi looks to reverse slide
Realigning an open-pit mine and large losses have dampened the recent market enthusiasm for SouthGobi Resources (SGQ-T) and its Ovoot Tolgoi coal project in Mongolia.
SouthGobi tries to reverse recent market slide
Large losses and re-aligning an open pit mine have dampened the recent market enthusiasm for SouthGobi Resourc…
BC mining industry robust in 2009: report
Vancouver – The mining industry in British Columbia kept healthy last year despite a sharp drop in coal s…