Two policemen hacked to death, 34 platinum miners killed in violent South African mine strike. Bloomberg Is There a Limit to How Tall Buildings Can Get? The Atlantic Cities  see also: Interactive overview of global house prices and rents. The Economist “Anyone with the focus and inclination and access to a pc on the net has a chance to… Continue Reading

Here’s what I took away from the headlines this morning: Barrick in talks to sell Africa stake to China Gold. See also – why? and Gold expected to pull out of slump. Globe and Mail 5 Founders Who Came Back to Rescue Their Companies. Fiscal Times

“Welcome the disagreement. Remember the slogan, ‘When two partners always agree, one of them is not necessary.'” Boom. Paulson Steps Up Gold Bet To 44% Of Firm’s Equity Assets. Bloomberg “It is clear that there is huge untapped potential to increase trade between China and Canada.” Obstacles hurting Canada-China energy investment: official study. Financial Post

Nobody’s going to jail and nobody’s getting rich, at least yet. Halted… Barkerville Gold Mines – Technical report (NI 43-101) – English. Sedar

Rory McIlroy Wins the PGA Championship. WSJ Egypt president sweeps out army rulers in hopefully a peaceful end to 60 years of military leadership there. Reuters Five years on, the Great Recession is turning into a life sentence. Telegraph

Mining legend Don McKinnon dies at 83. Timmins Press Selected Achievements: -Self taught, high school drop out prospector turned multi-millionaire; -Discovered the Hemlo Gold Mine — one of the most profitable gold operations in Canadian history; -PDAC Person of the Year in 1982; -Order of Canada winner in 1995; The list goes on. RIP Mr. McKinnon. Leaderboard. PGA… Continue Reading

“We have to get confidence back… if we can get that confidence back, I think the sentiment will change and you’ll have people investing in gold equities again.” I had the opportunity to sit down on a call with Stephen Letwin this week, President, CEO, and Director of IAMGOLD Corporation, one of the world’s largest… Continue Reading

Private Saskatchewan uranium exploration concern expands.

Business risks facing mining and metals 2012 – 2013 (photo:E&Y) Link directly to the report now. I wanted to bring your attention to an informative report put out by Ernst & Young on the current state of M&A within the mining sector (see link below).  Some highlights of the report include: Due to increasing capital… Continue Reading

The shale gas revolution has come as a surprise to many, and could be a game changer. Click the infographic to expand.

A fun story for mining and US history buffs and an argument for continued strength in copper demand. Stanford University, located in Palo Alto, California, and today known as the epicenter of technology, has graduated untold thousands of students. However, as with most top schools in the world, few of those graduates have chosen mining-related careers. But… Continue Reading

Brent Cook and Quinton Henning of Exploration Insights wrote an impressive assessment of major mining companies and their appetites, both for projects and talent, in this week’s premium EI letter (We genuinely recommend institutional gold investors subscribe to EI). The following chart from this week’s EI is testimony to the influence of strong leadership, especially in mining. For executive… Continue Reading

Why Death of Commodities Is ‘Greatly Exaggerated’. CNBC (Geologists at Voisey’s Bay, the nickel rich ore mine Robert Friedland sold to Inco Ltd. (now Vale) for $4.3 billion in 1995 – Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Ben Bernanke Doesn’t Care About the Price of Your Hamburger. Atlantic U.S. senator urges Washington to block China’s bid for Nexen. Globe and Mail… Continue Reading

Facebook Earnings Hit Target but Worries Persist. CNBC Good article by Rosenberg …interesting facts on # of food stamp recipients as well as % of non income tax payers now @ 41%. David Rosenberg On A Modern Day Depression Vs Dow 20,000. JH The People’s Mining Analyst Peter Koven’s outlook on Goldcorp and Barrick. Financial Post… Continue Reading

Gross v. Fuss Bond heavyweights take opposing Treasury views. Investment News 1) Cultivate the Golden Contact List. The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Bankers. Vanity Fair Disproves conventional wisdom that the dollar never lost any purchasing power until it went off the gold standard in 1971. Why the U.S. Dollar Is Not Going to Zero Anytime Soon.… Continue Reading