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July 13, 2009
Jakarta sends anti-terror police to Papua mine
...Free Papua Movement (OPM) were behind the killing of an Australian Freeport technician early on Saturday and a local contract...bringing the death toll to three. Freeport’s copper and gold mine has been a source of tension in the area since it opened...Australia’s foreign minister, Stephen Smith, said two Australian federal police officers had flown to Papua at Jakarta... By John Aglionby and agencies in Jakarta
February 2, 2010
Risk appetite returns as rate fears ease
...worried about a lot of future share sales, and the second IPO in the space of a week fell below its issue price.● The Australian dollar was the main feature in the forex markets. The Aussie dropped 0.8 per cent against the dollar as some of its supposed...attraction did not come to pass. Trading elsewhere was pretty quiet, with the dollar drifting lower by 0.2 per cent. ● Gold added to the previous day’s sharp gains, advancing 0.9 per cent to $1,115. Oil rose 3.9 per cent to $77... By Jamie Chisholm, Global Markets Commentator
January 24, 2010
Hedge fund plans to ride a merger wave
...from its purchase of shares of Indophil Resources, a small Australian mining company that several bidders have driven up since May 2008. This month, the Australian government approved a bid by Zijin Mining Group, one of China’s largest gold producers, for about A$545m ($498m, £305m, €352m... By Michael Shari
December 30, 2009
Equities edge higher as investors digest data
...level for nearly two years. In the currency markets , high-yielding and commodity units remained in favour, notably the Australian and New Zealand dollars and the Norwegian krone, as global recovery hopes improved. The dollar rebounded against the euro...London after workers at a Chilean mine voted to go on strike. Nymex WTI crude edged up to settle at $78.87 a barrel while gold slipped below $1,100 an ounce. By Dave Shellock
December 29, 2009
Overview: Equities climb as investors digest data
...level for nearly two years. In the currency markets, high-yielding and commodity units remained in favour, notably the Australian and New Zealand dollars and the Norwegian krone, as global recovery hopes improved. The dollar also faltered against the...London after workers at a Chilean mine voted to go on strike. Nymex WTI crude slipped back towards $78 a barrel while gold slipped below $1,100 an ounce in spite of the dollar’s softer tone. By Dave Shellock
October 7, 2009
Australian miners spearhead advance
Gains for resources stocks helped drive most Asian equity markets higher on Wednesday following sharp spikes in gold, oil and base metals prices. Australia spearheaded the region’s gains as Monday’s quarter-point interest rate rise...up 3.6 per cent at A$51.30. But shares of companies with heavy exposure to the US were dented by worries that the Australian dollar would remain strong if local interest rates rose further. Brambles, the international pallet supplier, tumbled 5... By Dave Shellock
April 11, 2006
Protests grow over group's Grasberg revenues
...operation of its Grasberg copper and gold mine in Indonesia's remote and conflict...clashed with illegal miners panning for gold in Free-port's tailings and a recent...be starker," says Chris Ballard, an Australian National University expert on Freeport...venture with Rio Tinto, the Anglo-Australian mining group. One analyst says Mr Moffett... By Rebecca Bream and Shawn Donnan
November 19, 2007
Industry digs in as turf war looms
...Xstrata or Alcoa and engineer its own break-up of the Anglo-Australian miner. The three groups could then divide Rio's copper...Severstal, said he was interested in buying control of Highland Gold. The Russian steelmaker has already made a bid for Celtic...what stake would be necessary to achieve this, or how the Australian government would react to such a transaction. With the weakness... By Lina Saigol
November 19, 2007
Mining industry digs in for a turf war after BHP offer
...Xstrata or Alcoa and engineer its own break-up of the Anglo-Australian miner. The three groups could then divide Rio's copper...steelmaker - said he was interested in buying control of Highland Gold. The company has already made a bid for Celtic Resources...what stake would be necessary to achieve this, or how the Australian government would react to such a transaction. The weakness... By Lina Saigol, European M&A Correspondent
August 16, 2007
Escaping from the wild west en route to maturity
...few months, two of the biggest Aim mining stocks – Yamana Gold and First Quantum Minerals – have graduated to London...their value than their big brothers on the main market. Australian departure One mining company that could be leaving Aim is Australia...I can take it.” Diamonds aren’t forever Disgraced Australian businessman and former America’s Cup winner Alan Bond...