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California man charged with theft of $800,000 Gold Rush jewelry box

Michael Allan McCrae | May 25, 2013
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Broke into a display case with an axe

Why Bill Powers is dead wrong

The Energy Report | May 25, 2013

Geologist and editor Matt Badiali discusses the true potential for U.S. natural gas, as well as what type of energy really gets him excited.

Riding a copper horse

There are many reasons to be bullish on copper.

INFOGRAPHIC: Evaluating Nevada's gold producers

MINING.com Editor | May 24, 2013
INFOGRAPHIC: Evaluating Nevada's gold producers

See which gold producers are making the grade.

Gold heads for best week in four as stocks retreat

Reuters | May 24, 2013

Gold stayed on track for its biggest weekly rise in a month on Friday, supported by a drop in stock markets and comments from a Federal Reserve official that dampened talk the U.S. central bank is set to curb monetary stimulus.

Rio Tinto starts off downsizing at its Utah mine

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 24, 2013
Rio Tinto starts off downsizing at its Utah copper mine

It cut nearly 100 jobs at its Kennecott Utah copper mine and warned further positions will be slashed later this month.

Jack Caldwell

Open pits and craters change the landscape but civil engineers improve society

Jack Caldwell | May 24, 2013

We are charged with using the forces of nature for the benefit of mankind.

Dollar indices: research rubbish?

Investors relyon indices to help understand how a market is moving, and perhaps even
how it might move in the future.

INFOGRAPHIC: Gold exploration in Nevada

MINING.com Editor | May 23, 2013
Nevada gold infographic

A look at 20 exploration companies.

Sprott is bullish on silver and gold equities

The Gold Report | May 22, 2013
Silver and gold bars

Hopes retail buyers choosing to own the physical metal will lead to higher market prices for both metals.

Federal Reserve chief shows no signs of ending stimulus policy

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 22, 2013
Federal Reserve chief shows no signs of ending stimulus policy

He says the central bank's easy-money policies are still necessary.

Copper peaks to six-week high on supply concerns due to Grasberg suspension

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 22, 2013
Copper peaks to six-week high on supply concerns due to Grasberg suspension

It reached $7,525, its highest level since April 12.

Commodity supercycle is essentially over: Citigroup

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 21, 2013
Commodity supercycle is essentially over: Citigroup

Group expects 2013 to be year in which “the death bells ring for the commodity supercycle after its duly noted sunset.”

Coal ash heaps safe haven for endangered bees: study

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 21, 2013
Coal ash heaps safe haven for endangered bees: study

Some endangered species, including insects that had been presumed extinct, were found thriving in the ash heaps at coal-fired power plants.

Gold slips under $1,377 in wake of Bernanke, Fed’s minutes

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 21, 2013
Gold slips under $1,377 in wake of Bernanke, Fed’s minutes

Increasing fears that the Fed is planning to halt bond-buying scheme dent gold's appeal.

Exploration underway around Pajarito Mountain in New Mexico

MINING.com Editor | May 20, 2013
Core drilling rig

Drilling has started on the Mescalero Apache Reservation in a search for financially viable sources of rare earth elements to mine.

Canada Rare Earth Corp. identifies refinery development site in US

MINING.com Editor | May 20, 2013
Rare earth elements

Company has signed on to acquire a location in the Pacific Northwest.

A primer on reading drill result press releases

The Gold Report | May 20, 2013

Geologist Brent Cook suggests investors will have an easier time distinguishing good drill results from bad if they know how to dissect a company's press releases.

Metals weak while market marches on

In time we will see a great buy emerge but having patience and waiting for the right buy point is key.

Virginia Attorney General talks coal tax credits

WCYB-TV | May 19, 2013

Virginia Attorney General and Republican Gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli made a campaign stop in Bristol this week and coal was a hot topic.

Chris Vermeulen - TheGoldAndOilGuy

How to spot and time stock market tops

Some of the things I look at when thinking about a counter trend trade like picking a top within a bull market.

Threat to the hegemony of the US dollar? The rigged gold bullion market

Global Research | May 19, 2013

Over the past month there has been a statistically improbable concurrence of events that can only be explained as a conspiracy to protect the dollar from the Federal Reserve's policy of quantitative easing.

Potash producer Mosaic to remain independent

Kerry Hall | May 17, 2013
Mosaic potash facility

Company must first settle its split with former owner Cargill.

The second most important factor in picking a winning mining investment

The Gold Report | May 17, 2013

Caesars Report editor discusses which jurisdictions offer better value to investors and which countries to avoid.

Give it a doubt

Bull markets climb a wall of worry.

Gold worth $625,000 stolen from Miami airport

Kerry Hall | May 17, 2013
American Airlines airplanes

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into the theft.

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