Sun, 05 Jul 2009
Q2 operating results for what will be Africa's largest copper mine at Lumwana in Zambia are disappointing in that a number of targets are not being achieved in the mine's ramp-up stage towards full production.
Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Zimbabwe's Finance Minister says the Government is working on a new mining law which will include ‘use it or lose it' concept.
Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Top bank Morgan Stanley has increased its 2009 copper price forecast to $2.14 per lb and to $2.50 in 2010 as it reckons China's economic recovery will widen and deepen.
Sun, 05 Jul 2009
Austria's Erste Bank's latest Special report on Gold still rates the yellow metal positively as an investment. A minimally edited version of the introduction to this report is published below.
Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Centamin Egypt, which announced its first gold pour this week, is to raise USD26 million in a private placement at Cdn$1.56 a share at a small discount to latest stock price.