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Resource diplomacy

It is often said that World War III will be fought over water rights, rather than territory. It is equally

PGMs

19 MAR 2010

Lady Annie buyer revealed

Hong Kong-based China Sci-Tech Holdings Ltd has emerged as the buyer of Cape Lambert Resources Ltd's

Asia

19 MAR 2010

Indian Summer

Two weeks ago, on February 26, India's 74-year-old finance minister, Pranab Mukherjee, delivered a budget

Asia

12 MAR 2010

Cape Lambert to sell Lady Annie

ASX-listed Cape Lambert Resources Ltd will sell its Lady Annie project in Queensland to an unknown Asian

Australia

12 MAR 2010

Batista jumps up rich list

Brazilian Eike Batista, controlling shareholder of iron-ore producer MMX Mineraçao & Metalicos SA, is

Capital markets

11 MAR 2010

Cape Lambert to sell Lady Annie

ASX-listed Cape Lambert Resources Ltd will sell its Lady Annie project in Queensland to an unknown Asian

Australia

11 MAR 2010

Rio Tinto buys more Oyu Tolgoi exposure

Rio Tinto plc has increase its stake in Ivanhoe Mines Ltd by C$244.7 million (US$232.5 million) under

Capital markets

05 MAR 2010

Chilean aftershocks for copper

Copper reached a five-week high this week, the price having jumped after production of the metal was

Potential copper acquisition

China Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd is negotiating the acquisition of a copper mine with a reserve

Asia

05 MAR 2010

Canadian puck

The hosts achieved a record haul of gold at the recent Winter Olympic Games, with the record-clinching

PGMs

05 MAR 2010

Chariot in Chinese company's sights

Toronto-listed Chariot Resources Ltd will be purchased by China Sci-Tech Holdings Ltd after the two parties

Asia

05 MAR 2010

Rio Tinto buys more of Ivanhoe

Rio Tinto plc has spent C$244.7 million (US$232.5 million) to increase its stake in Ivanhoe Mines Ltd

Capital markets

01 MAR 2010

Head banging

At the end of January, the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (Cafod) published a report (Golden

Africa

25 FEB 2010

Costing for carbon

Unlike a simple carbon tax, cap-and-trade schemes allow the authorities to set economy-wide limits to

Africa

25 FEB 2010

MEG Monitor: In the pipeline

The mining industry is awash with data. This would seem to be a boon, but often it is not. It is the

Africa

25 FEB 2010

Copper market case study: BME

Metals-price modelling The mathematical modelling of metals prices is a useful tool for the mining

Africa

19 FEB 2010