• Special Reports

2013 a tough year for small caps

The past 12 months have been a miserable affair for many small caps, with the index now trading at its lowest point since April 2009.

• Updated Jul 1, 2013
• Sally Rose

Afternoon resources round-up

PanAust, Metminco, Avanco Resources, Antares Energy, Whinnen Resources, Continental Coal, Encounter Resources, Cougar Energy, Central Petroleum, Rex Minerals, ABM Resources, Drillsearch Energy, Santos, Beach Energy, Origin Energy, GBM Resources

• Updated Nov 28, 2011

Investors run from Peru’s president

Backers of mining and exploration companies with assets in the South American country running scared from a new regime of higher taxes.

• Updated Jun 29, 2011
• Jamie Freed

Wesfarmers faces some prickly questions

May has proved a tough month for investors as European debt fears resurfaced, commodity prices tumbled and the outlook for the US still appeared tepid.

• Updated May 30, 2011
• Brendon Lau | Anna Raissis

• Gold

Barrick founder denies focus shifting from gold

Barrick Gold founder and chairman Peter Munk has firmly dismissed suggestions the company is shifting its focus away from gold in its $C7.3 billion ($7.08 billion) bid for Perth-based copper miner Equinox Minerals.

• Updated Apr 29, 2011
• Luke Forrestal

• Street Talk

Busy Barrick gets its claws into Metminco’s assets

The $7.1 billion takeover bid for Equinox Minerals is unlikely to be the only transaction involving Barrick Gold in the copper space this week.

• Updated Apr 28, 2011
• Sarah Thompson and Paul Garvey

Metminco cites research for share spike

Metminco, in response to an ASX query over a 12.5¢ rise in its share price to 39.5¢ on Friday, said it was aware a private research report had been released.

• Oct 22, 2010

• Gold

No end in sight for copper demand

Copper has become the consensus “bull call” - in three months the base metal has climbed 25.3 per cent and is beginning to challenge its record high touched in 2008.

• Updated Oct 1, 2010
• Justin Bailey