Resurgent Santos Doubles Down On Growth Targets
Santos shares are up more than 33% this year, topping the 28% advance in the price of Brent crude futures – the key global oil price.
Read MoreSantos shares are up more than 33% this year, topping the 28% advance in the price of Brent crude futures – the key global oil price.
Read MoreThe share prices of major ASX listed oil groups continue to hit multi-year highs as global oil prices touch levels not seen since late 2014.
Read MoreGlobal oil prices were rising last night after Saudi Arabia and Russia ruled out any immediate boost to crude output, effectively rebuffing President Donald Trump’s calls for action to cool the market.
Read MoreThe world’s largest gold miner valued at more than $US18 billion will result from a merger between Canada’s Barrick Gold Corp and African based miner Randgold Resources Ltd.
Read MoreOne of Australia’s biggest minerals processors is facing tough times and a profit warning late last week last saw the price of the Belgium-based Nyrstar plunge 36% to record lows.
Read MoreGlobal oil prices settled higher Friday as prices bounced around ahead of a meeting of major oil producers in Algiers over the weekend.
Read MoreIndustrial metal prices soared on Friday, led by copper which had its best day for five years as trade war fears eased.
Read MoreSFX’s share price has firmed solidly (but without much fanfare) since September 2017 on the back of growing market appreciation of its Thunderbird project, hitting a record high this week.
Read MoreIf projections for global growth in electric vehicle sales are accurate, a lot more power generation will be needed. Ahead of the Herd’s Rick Mills explains why the only option is nuclear.
Read MoreSince my first piece on Helios Energy the share price has almost tripled, but like all great stories they should be told several times and that’s why this is my third update.
Read MoreGet the feeling that Alaska has become something of a go-to destination for Aussie miners and explorers looking for opportunities away from the crowded space back home?
Read MoreRio Tinto says it will return $US3.2 billion ($4.4 billion) to shareholders from the cash raised in the recent sale of coal assets via a share buyback.
Read MoreThe dry conditions in many of the key farming regions highlight the importance of water security for our listed agricultural plays. When it comes to water rights, some are in a better position than others.
Read MoreA glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities. Steel; mining & franking; diversified majors; thermal coal; and Nickel Mines.
Read MoreWhile the short-term price of copper may have taken a beating on the commodities markets this year, its long-term projections remain extremely positive.
Read MoreThere will be some very happy shareholders in New Hope Corporation – especially its major holder – Washington H Soul Pattinson after the NSW and Queensland coal miner lifted total dividend payout for 2017-18 by 40%.
Read MoreA weaker US dollar helped most commodities to small gains last week, a bit of a contrast to the losses of the week before.
Read MoreThe suggestion that we are undergoing a uranium market turnaround is certainly gaining momentum, with price rises being driven by greater demand for utilities and uranium being the core fuel behind nuclear power.
Read MoreOKU has been a success story since our initial coverage back in late 2015, with its share price at one stage hitting an all-time high of $0.50 during January 2018, prior to the recent sector-wide pull-back.
Read MoreFolks are wondering if Ramelius’ (RMS) switch to Pac-Man mode this week signals the start of a wave of merger and acquisition activity in the junior gold space.
Read MoreA glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities. Base metals; platinum; steel/iron ore; and major miners.
Read MoreThe impact of the growing East Coast drought was dramatically portrayed in the latest crop report from Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (Abares), the country’s key agricultural adviser, with regional areas looking at a major hit to activity and income.
Read MoreCDV’s early-stage drilling activities at its Ndongo Prospecting License are encouraging indeed, particularly given the prospective gold-bearing geological structures and strategic location just 15km from its 6.5Moz Namdini deposit.
Read MoreThe sell-off in local gold equities in the last two months – with the exception of Northern Star which has pogoed higher – has been remarkable stuff.
Read MoreChina’s commodity imports – such as coal, iron ore and oil – held up in August, despite the continuing trade brawl with the US.
Read MoreGold, copper and other metals ended lower Friday, building on a loss for the week, as the solid US jobs data provided a boost to the dollar and supported expectations for further interest-rate hikes at the end of this month at the US Federal Reserve’s next meeting.
Read MoreLike mineral sands through the hour glass, so zircon looks set to give investors some of the best days of their lives.
Read MoreThe East Pilbara is staking a claim to become a modern era gold province of scale thanks to the work of companies like Millennium (MOY) and Calidus (CAI).
Read MoreAhead of the Herd’s Rick Mills explains why a “perfect storm” is brewing that will make investors in uranium very happy.
Read MoreHistoric buying opportunity or head for the hills? It is a question being asked about the lithium sector where share prices in the last month alone are down 20-30 per cent.
Read MoreThe gold producers were not quite the rock stars this week as they have been in previous years at the Diggers & Dealers bash in Kalgoorlie.
Read MoreThe French have had their way with Melbourne’s mineral sands group Mineral Deposits Ltd (MDL).
Read MoreIndependence Group’s (IGO) recasting of itself as a battery materials specialist following the recent sale of its second-rate zinc/copper assets for $120 million requires the establishment of a supporting multi-decade nickel, copper and cobalt resource base.
Read MoreGold miner Resolute Mining ((RSG)) has garnered attention after delivering an updated Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) for its Syama Underground mine in Mali.
Read MoreOur most successful “prospector”, Mark Creasy, has just notched up 50 years in the game and he is in a reflective mood.
Read MoreTolga Kumova reckons he is “bloody excited’’ about what might come from the drilling program that has just kicked off at Alderan Resources’ (ASX: AL8) Frisco copper project in Utah.
Read MoreWhile Rio is yet to confirm the discovery in what is Lawrence of Arabia-type country, latest satellite imagery suggests it is indeed on to something that just might shape up as special.
Read MoreFor a little while there it looked as if copper was going to give up its US$3 handle on global trade fears, a stronger US dollar, and something to do with Italy.
Read MoreConferences can be memorable for any number of reasons. And so it was this week at the Resources Rising Stars conference on the Gold Coast.
Read MoreThe gold producers have a lost a bit of their shine in recent weeks as a result of the gold price sinking below $US1,300/oz for the first time this year because of US dollar strength and an easing of geo-political tensions.
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