Archive for Erin Hamilton
Erin writes and edits the popular Miner Diaries free e-letter. She has written for BBC Focus on Africa, the Investor's Chronicle, InterMedia, The Observer, Computing and Computerweek.Why Gold Investors Are In For A Bumpy Ride
Tbilisi, Georgia
It was soul singer Edwin Starr who asked (and answered) the following rhetorical poser: “War. What is it good for?”
Randgold Still Has the Ingredients for Success
There’s nothing like a roaring gold price to bring out the forecasters! Investors are scuttling for a refuge from the slumping dollar and surging energy costs. And low and behold, Citibank, Gold Fields and leading US coin dealer Blanchard, to name a few, all see $1,200 gold on the horizon!
Investing In Gold Miners? Be Selective - And Look at Those Costs!
It ain’t much fun being a miner in these torrid times. It’s raining supply problems, infrastructure problems and energy costs are rocketing. Time for investors to be really picky!
Junior Diamond Miner And Explorer KCM Makes A Sparkling Appearance
For most South African miners it was a time of darkness. But on the day that Statistics SA released truly dismal 2008 first quarter figures, a stunning debutant proved the mining sector is not all gloom.
Carnegie Minerals’ Gambian Adventure
Adventure holidays are the usual line for one of Africa’s tiniest countries — Gambia. For one Brit, however, Gambia is proving an adventure too far.
The Case for Silver Investment Should Not Fade
Alberto Bailleres obviously hopes that 1 and 1 will make not 2, but 3, 4 or even 5! The Mexican billionaire owns the giant diversified mining and chemical group, Penoles. Penoles has floated part of its business on London’s stock market.
The Pebble Mineral Project, Leaving No Stone Unturned
The Pebble mineral project is said to be one of the biggest unexploited copper-gold-molybdenum prospects in the world. It also happens to be located in the delicate natural ecosystem of South Western Alaska.
When AngloGold’s Risk Paid Off
Hip hip hooray! New and significant finds are still possible! The news from AngloGold Ashanti’s Columbian project has finally been officially confirmed. And this gold producing major could now be sitting on one of the ten biggest gold reserves in the world.
Platinum Producer Sylvania Resources
Forgive junior miners for despairing. Even encouraging news on future production seems to have no real impact on share prices.
African Eagle, More Than a Wing and a Prayer
The weather has certainly improved! And long may it last. Erin was beginning to wonder if I suffered from seasonal affective disorder. SAD was certainly how I felt until the sun finally came out last week.
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