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Gate keeper

For those of us marooned in the UK, January is a dark and unpleasant month. December at least held festive

PGMs

07 JAN 2011

Kalahari plans London raising

Namibia-focused miner Kalahari Minerals plc has followed up plans of listing on London's main market

Africa

20 DEC 2010

Hinde sight

HINDSIGHT blesses us all with perfect vision but, because of my family name, I am perhaps more prone

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20 DEC 2010

African union

Encouragingly, I seem to be mellowing with age. Either that or, after what seems an eternity of reporting

Africa

10 DEC 2010

Global hunt

The topic of conversation when geologists and financiers meet is never far from the global hunt for mineral

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03 DEC 2010

Shells landing

You did not need to be in Yeonpyeong this week to experience a profound shock. Suddenly the world seems

Asia

26 NOV 2010

Water watch

Today is World Toilet Day. At first blush, it is hard to take seriously and more likely to generate a

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19 NOV 2010

Sweden: Back on track

Sweden has recovered well after the global financial crisis that struck the mining industry hard during

Europe/Middle East

19 NOV 2010

Southeast Asia: Eastern promise

Despite Southeast Asia's undoubted mineral potential, the geology is not well known and is still being

Asia

05 NOV 2010

QE2 launch

For the US, the looming QE2 prospect had dented the dollar and contributed to a change in the political

Australia

05 NOV 2010

Severstal may buy Spanish uranium projects

Severstal OAO may venture into the uranium sector after Berkeley Resources Ltd, which has projects in

Europe/Middle East

05 NOV 2010

Tanzania: Powering forward

Tanzania's mineral endowment includes gold, base metals, cassiterite, ferrous minerals, coal, uranium,

Africa

29 OCT 2010

Paladin plans US$300 million bonds raising

Paladin Energy Ltd has launched an offering to raise up to US$300 million of senior, unsecured convertible

Australia

29 OCT 2010

Wrong signals

During the past six months, Chile (in May), Slovenia (July) and Israel (last month) have joined the Organisation

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29 OCT 2010

Paladin to raise US$300 million of convertible bonds

Uranium miner Paladin Energy Ltd has launched an offering to raise up to US$300 million of senior, unsecured

Australia

27 OCT 2010

Life cycle

It has been an auspicious week in Hong Kong, and not just because of the 10.10.10 date alignment (which

PGMs

15 OCT 2010