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Canada’s Potash Industry Drawing Both Top Mining Companies
Long dominated by a small group of local players, Canada’s potash industry has become red hot, as soaring prices have begun drawing both top mining companies and small exploration firms to the vast resources buried deep under the western prairies.
Used as a key ingredient in fertilizer, demand for potash has soared along with grain prices, [...]
Coal no longer a dirty word for Pike River float
Pike River Coal Company’s moment of truth arrives on Tuesday when its long-delayed attempt to raise $65 million-plus through an initial public offering for what will be the country’s only listed coal mine closes.
The signs look good.
There are indications Pike River has managed to get acceptances for not only the initial $65m, but for [...]
RP on cusp of mining boom amid buoyant metals prices
Boosted by soaring ore prices, cheap capital and a more investor-friendly regime, mining companies are rushing in and snapping up tenements in the Philippines seeking to profit from the developing world’s industrial boom, experts say.
From majors like BHP Billiton, Anglo-American and Xstrata to bare-bones exploration outfits, they are betting hundreds of millions of dollars that [...]
Bulge bracket firms dominate in Asia
While bulge bracket firms did not dominate the Financial Times/StarMine Awards for Europe in 2006, they certainly did in Asia.
Independent research houses have made significant in-roads in the US and Europe but, judging from the results, when it comes to producing accurate company analysis the emerging markets of Asia require an altogether higher level of [...]
Charges to Income Lead to Pogo’s First Quarter Net Loss;
In the first quarter of 2007, Pogo Producing Company (Nachrichten) reported a net loss of ($21,195,000), or ($0.37) per share, on revenues of $351,406,000, compared to first quarter 2006 net income of $67,471,000, or $1.18 per share, on revenues of $373,538,000. Discretionary cash flow in the first quarter of 2007 was $163,574,000, down from $192,261,000 [...]
Brazil, Russia, India and China: Giants among markets
Funds investing in Brazil, Russia, India and China are soaring ahead of those focused on all emerging markets by combining the world’s two most populous nations with two countries that are feeding their expansion. “The four countries all have high economic growth and there seems to be a virtuous cycle between them,” said Grant Yun [...]
