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Commodity Reports and News
Commodity Surge | August 19th 2008
Cargill rides commodities waveToronto stocks to open lower on weak commoditiesRussian stocks fall on NATO warning, commoditiesShort Everything?UPDATE 2-Toronto stocks rebound as commodities gainBHP Billiton sees commodity demand staying robustJSE wea read more
FACTBOX-The world’s biggest miningies companies
World Mining News | August 18th 2008 by santoso
Nov. 8 (Reuters) - BHP Billiton (BLT.L: Quote, Profile, Research) (BHP.AX: Quote, Profile, Research) made a takeover approach for Rio Tinto (RIO.L: Quote, Profile, Research) (RIO.AX: Quote, Profile, Research) in a move that could create a $350 billio read more
Mining giant BHP Billiton fiscal-year profit up 15%, revenue up 2…
Investment Blog | August 18th 2008 by Admin
LONDON (MarketWatch) — Mining giant BHP Billiton said Monday that its fiscal-year net profit rose 14.7% to $15.39 billion, after revenue climbed 25.3% to $59.57 billion. Analysts had been expecting average net profit of $15.86 billion, accordin read more
Drilling to Commence at Far West Mining’s Georgetown Silver-Lea…
World Mining News | August 14th 2008 by santoso
Press Release Source: Far West Mining Ltd. VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire - Aug. 12, 2008) - (TSX:FWM - News) is pleased to announce that diamond drilling is scheduled to commence on the Georgetown Silver-Lead-Zinc Project in Queensl read more
Platinum miners, resources buoy JSE
World Mining News | August 14th 2008 by santoso
The JSE remained firm on Monday as platinum mining and resources stocks posted good gains. Sentiment was generally positive, in line with global markets. By 11.49am, the all-share index was up 1,90%. Resources added 2,47% and the platinum mining inde read more
Recent Mining News on Commodity Shares in Bear Market as Oil, Cop…
World Mining News | August 8th 2008 by santoso
Aug. 5 (Bloomberg) — Global energy and raw-materials stocks fell into bear markets after plunging oil, gold, copper and wheat prices spurred declines in last year’s best-performing industries. A gauge of energy producers in the MSCI Worl read more
SectorWatch.biz Issues MarketStats on Gold Companies VIPR, ABX, G…
Investment Blog | August 8th 2008 by Admin
SectorWatch.biz Issues MarketStats on Gold Companies VIPR, ABX, GG, NEM, BHP and RTP IRVINE, Calif., Aug 08, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — SectorWatch.biz announces the availability of MarketStats for Gold and Resource equities in the news and read more
[MINING] Rio Tinto raises $500m from uranium arm
energyBlog | July 11th 2008 by bajaenergyblog
Rio Tinto has offloaded its Kintyre uranium project in Western Australia for close to $500m as it continues its programme to dispose of $10bn of assets this year. The exploration project, said to have potential deposits of up to 80m lb of uranium, h read more
Top Silver Mining Stocks
MoneyEnergy | July 6th 2008 by MoneyEnergy
Here’s a quick compilation of some basic starting points for those interested in investing in silver stocks. There are many ways to invest in silver, including ETFs, mutual funds, buying physical bars, etc. This post will just focus on large- read more
Developments in the South African heavy minerals industry
Mining Exploration Investment News | July 5th 2008 by Dhani Kuncoro
South Africa’s heavy minerals industry stands favourably within the world market, producing just over 40% of the world’s zircon output, states a report released by the directorate of mineral economics, entitled ‘An overview of South Africa’s read more
Rio Tinto Wins 85% Increase in Contract Prices
Share Trading | June 23rd 2008
What can be termed as one of the biggest achievements, Rio Tinto has bagged a record 86 percent hike in iron ore contract prices. The hike includes freight premium with China's biggest steel maker, Boasteel. Shipping iron ore from China is cheaper th read more
BHP Billiton: Deputy Engineering Manager
www.jobislands.com | June 21st 2008 by davina
BHP Billiton has operated for more than 20 years in Indonesia. For response to our planned mine development in Central Kalimantan – Maruwai Coal Projects, we are seeking high caliber candidates for the following positions. BHP Billiton offers a cha read more
Australian Resources Weekly News
Share Trading | June 16th 2008
Australian Resources Weekly provided by Australian market analyst UBS. Impact of Apache explosion Apache gas pipeline explosion event: Advertisement: read more read more
Australian Resources Sector Preview
Share Trading | June 12th 2008
Australian Resources Sector Preview provided by Australian market analyst UBS. Resources Sector – Nickel looking more stainless! Advertisement: read more read more
Australian Resources Weekly News
Share Trading | June 9th 2008
Australian Resources Weekly provided by Australian market analyst UBS. What are consensus estimates telling us? Consensus estimates versus spot prices: Bloomberg data suggests spot is lower than consensus estimates for lead (-25%), nickel (-23%) and read more
Worley Parsons (WOR) News
Share Trading | June 9th 2008
Worley Parsons (WOR) has a 12-month price target of $39.42 from stockmarket analyst Macquarie Research Equities. Worley Parsons (WOR) – Opportunities a Plenty Advertisement: read more read more
AED Oil: Worst Performer for Week 22 of 2008
My Share Trading | May 31st 2008 by Marco
AED Oil was the overall worst performing stock taking in a 21.14 percent decrease. The technical price chart above is for AED and shows a 10, 100 MA on a candlestick chart, each candle representing 3 trading days. It was a mixture of mining and metal read more
BHP Shares On All Time High
My Share Trading | May 16th 2008 by Marco
BHP shares have hit record high at all the major stock exchanges including ASX and NY Stock exchange. BHP Billiton witnessed a jump of nearly 4 percent after rumours hit the market about undisclosed Chinese interests to hold stakes in the company. Th read more
MIDDLE EAST: Iraq. The year of transfer?
Diario Energia |BAJAENERGY BLOG | April 24th 2008 by Manu T. Laveaga
Iraqi oil minister Hussein al-Shahristani said April 23 that the recent government crackdown in the southern oil hub of Basra had been a success and had created a safer environment for the oil industry. Shahristani, speaking to reporters on the side read more
Prediction 2: Spot On! (China buys into Rio Tinto)
From Sandton to Shanghai | March 8th 2008 by Ena
I am happy to say that my first big prediction in this blog has come to fruition. On 12th November 2007, I wrote that: “By purchasing a bigger stake in Rio, China Development Bank could thwart BHP’s acquisition plans. It would also as the read more
65% Iron Ore Price Increase Agreed
My Share Trading | February 17th 2008 by Marco
Nippon Steel from Japan have agreed to a 65% rise in the price the company will pay for iron ore in term contracts which begin effective on April 1: Which will be great for Rio Tinto and BHP. A price rise of 50% or more has been widely expected after read more
Defensive Stocks for Uncertain Times
Share Trading | February 6th 2008
I caught a discussion on TV the on Tuesday on the Midday report on the ABC about possible stock picks considering the current global and local economic situation. The expert (sorry didn't catch his name or which firm he was from) read more
UNITED KINGDOM: The British Petroleum prospect Beyond Peter
Baja energy BLOG | January 21st 2008
Who should succeed Peter Sutherland as chairman of the oil giant? Russell Hotten assesses the potential candidates One of the biggest jobs in British business will be filled this year when the white smoke goes up to signal who will replace Pet read more
AUSTRALIA: BHP Billiton says Rio Tinto offer fair value
Baja energy BLOG | December 12th 2007
The world's largest miner BHP Billiton on Wednesday said it would continue to seek takeover talks with Anglo Australian mining giant Rio Tinto but declined to increase its existing bid. BHP Billiton said the bid it tabled last month offering three o read more
Blackstone, China Investment Corp. May Bid for Rio Tinto
Investors Insider Blog | December 9th 2007 by Rodney Taylor
Bloomberg reports that Blackstone Group LP is planning a bid for Rio Tinto Group that may include China’s sovereign wealth fund. Blackstone has appointed lawyers for the potential offer and is in talks with bankers and PR companies, which would read more
Prediction 2 cont. - Blackstone enters the Fray (BHP-Rio)
From Sandton to Shanghai | December 9th 2007 by Ena
Hot off the press news according to the Telegraph is the ‘Blackstone is planning an audacious break-up bid for miner Rio Tinto’ The Times is running the same story ‘Blackstone, the American private equity firm, is to join the battle read more
UNITED STATES: Digging deep for new oil
ENERGY DATA WAREHOUSE | July 16th 2007 by Manu T. Laveaga
Devon Energy Corp. is making a $100 million bet on a potential oil bounty this week, drilling an exploration well 33,000 feet below the seabed in some of the Gulf of Mexico's deepest waters. That's a lot to lose when the chance of success hovers arou read more
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