Posts Tagged ‘minerals’

Afghanistan’s Minerals: A Thousand Splendid Billion

Mon Jun 14, 2010 16:53 GMT  | 2 Comments

One of the news stories drawing my attention today is a report in the New York Times suggesting that Afghanistan has almost US$1 trillion worth of mineral deposits. The article, citing US geologists, lists iron, copper, cobalt, gold, and lithium as existing in vast quantities in the country’s soil. Lithium in particular has been highlighted,… [Read more]

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Posted in: Asia, China, Commodities, FDI, General, Geopolitics, Political Risk 2 Comments

China Inc Still Resource Hungry

Thu Feb 19, 2009 14:49 GMT  | Leave a Comment

Having spoken to some of my colleagues at Corporate Financing Week, I’ve been struck by the volume and size of resource deals emanating from China, and I think we could be on the brink of a major programme of asset acquisitions of real concern to – among others – Australia’s policymakers. During his recent visit… [Read more]

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