Scotiabank report analyses Japan’s impact on commodities
A new report from Scotiabank says the negative fallout from Japan’s earthquake and tsunami are “likely to prove temporary with Japan quickly gearing up its economy again.”
Asia
China imposes tax on rare earth production from April 1
China’s Ministry of Finance and State Administration for Taxation will start levying a tax on rare earth elements mined in the country beginning on April 1.
Technical Analysis Report: Gold a safe-haven no more (March 18, 2011)
With the disaster in Japan reaping havoc on global markets, investors may well be looking to the past to get a better understanding of what investments held up in such uncertain times. The natural place to begin looking would be the stock…
Editorial: Japanese quake rocks the world
On March 11, in a defining day of the new decade, residents of Japan’s northeast coastal region were hit by a deadly triple whammy of a 9.0-magnitude earthquake, a resulting tsunami with waves reaching 10 metres in height, and a growing threat…
Tata Steel wants New Millennium’s iron ore
Tata Steel of India has joined the ranks of foreign steelmakers that are trying to nail down long-term iron ore supply in Canada. The South Asian steel giant has signed a binding heads of agreement with New Millennium Capital Corp. (NML-V) to…
All eyes on M&A: PwC’s five deal trends to expect in 2011
The mining sector was thrust into the media spotlight in 2010 as the number of mining mergers and acquisitions (M&A) hit an all-time high. A new PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report tracked 2,693 global mining M&A deals worth US$113…
Trouble in a mineralogical paradise
In late December 2010 a spokesman for the National Democratic Front (NDF), a confederation that encompasses many of the Philippines’ leftist groups – including the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its New People’s Army (NPA)…
Alamos updates projects in Turkey
Alamos Gold (AGI-T) expects to release a resource estimate in March, and a prefeasibility study before July for its projects in Turkey: Agi Dagi and Kirazli.
Medusa Mining delivers on promise (March 11, 2011)
Record gold production at low cash costs averaging US$186 per oz. contributed to a record net profit after-tax of US$58.1 million in the six months ended Dec. 31, 2010, Medusa Mining (MLL-T, MML-L, MML-A) reports.
Trouble in a mineralogical paradise: Evaluating the threat by communist insurgents in the Philippines
In late December 2010 a spokesman for the National Democratic Front (NDF), a confederation that encompasses many of the Philippines’ leftist groups – including the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its New People’s Army (NPA)…
Oyu Tolgoi to produce 3 million oz. silver a year
With silver prices cruising to new heights, investor interest in the massive Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project in Mongolia has “prompted” Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N, IVN-Q) to “more widely circulate the projections for silver production that have…
Medusa Mining delivers on promise (February 25, 2011)
Record gold production at low cash costs averaging US$186 per oz. contributed to record net profit after tax of US$58.1 million in the six months ended Dec. 31 2010, Medusa Mining (MLL-T, MML-L, MML-A) reports.