Mining Weekly reported that A$337 million is required to prepare Ivanhoe Australia's (ASX:IVA) moly-rhenium project to production.
Analysts are bullish for the future of the molybdenum market stemming from growth projection in China. Steel demand, and consequently, demand for moly is expected to grow by 9 percent through 2012.
The Mining industry is complex and dangerous. Not only because of geological hazards, but also from the pitfalls associated with running a multi-national business. Like any economic sector, it has its up and downs.
The search for new mineral wealth is pushing to the far reaches of the globe. Mongolia, the neighbor to two of the world’s largest economies, Russia and China, is on track to have the largest copper mine outside of Chile. International mining companies are taking up increased interest in Mongolia, which suffers from poverty and a lack of modern infrastructure.
Friday, October 28, 2011