Business Reporter

Global demand for rare earths is set to continue rising, yet prices are volatile. So are the companies producing them a good investment? We want to have more toys. More mobile phones, more video games, more souped-up cars. We also want to have more clean energy. Rare earths are needed for all these and more applications, [...]

Copper’s reflection of western economic growth has faded, due to increasing market uncertainty and speculation alongside rising of demand from Asia LONG AGO, COMMODITY investors endowed copper with an honorary doctorate in economics. It was said that copper was almost incomparable when it came to predicting the level of economic growth in the western world. And [...]

From mega mergers to competition for resources, Business Reporter looks at the investment drivers behind the booming mining industry Everyone agrees that mining is thriving. It’s the consequences they can’t seem to agree on. The commodities boom, which includes products from mining like oil, copper, gold or tantalum (used in mobile phones), is unlikely to [...]

Impressive projects in Turkey and Africa are putting one company ahead of its competitors Stratex International is set to underpin its exciting exploration portfolio with gold production from two mines. This AIM-quoted exploration and development company is active in Turkey, East Africa and West Africa and in the seven years since it was formed, has discovered [...]

Are the prospects good for investment in mining funds? The experts think it could be time to cash in on the gains miners are making Mining stocks are performing poorly, despite all the cash the miners are earning. But the directors of mining funds maintain that the big breakout is around the corner. How to pick [...]

Cash-rich miners are headed for a frenzy of deal making – after all, why build a company when you can buy one? Driven by a high appetite for growth and a heavy demand from developing countries, the mining industry is in a deal-making mood, with analysts predicting further increases in mergers and acquisitions in the [...]

As the price of gold continues to impress – and other resources keeping apace, is it rich pickings for investors? At the time of writing, the price of gold is holding at $1,730 (£1,074) – not far below its record high of $1,900 (£1,180), the price of copper close to a record $4 (£2.48) per [...]

Business Reporter gets mining chiefs across the globe to ’fess up to the challenges ahead THE COMMODITIES BOOM offers the chance of rapid growth – and eventually improved share prices – to mining companies, but only if they manage it properly. It’s an issue that occupies the minds of the leaders of some of the [...]

Having emerged bullish from the recession, the mining industry faces fresh challenges in adapting to the complex patterns of global demand Mining is an industry being fed today by a so called supercycle of demand for commodities across the globe. It was in a period of consolidation ahead of the 2008 financial crisis, but for [...]