Starved for jobs, Europe shifts attitude towards mining
"Growing resource nationalism in many parts of the world makes Europe more attractive from a political risk point of view."
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Top 10 gold-loving central banks
Central banks around the world and their gold reserves.
INFOGRAPHIC: How steel changed the world
The rise of steel through the ages.
Gold price mini-rally quickly runs out of steam
Precious metal trading back below $1,250.
Rio Tinto’s Diavik diamonds debut in Israel
Rio Tinto has announced that rough diamonds from its Diavik mine in Canada will, for the first time, be available for viewing in Israel.
No physical gold buying to the rescue
"Some bought too much when gold prices fell to $1,300 and now their cash is tight."
The pain of mining austerity: 7000 Queensland coal jobs gone
''Since Glencore merged with Xstrata last month, the company has demonstrated a ruthless and short-term approach to cost-cutting."
INFOGRAPHIC: Gold production costs around the globe
Production costs and big upcoming gold projects.
China’s mining equipment market to grow 22% by 2017
The nation's mining and quarrying equipment market reached US$57 billion last year.
BHP Billiton stock sinks to 4-year low, more pain ahead for miners
"As long as the world’s most important central banks are stepping back from further monetary stimulus, and China’s appetite for raw materials slows down, the earnings trajectory for metals and mining companies may still be downward."
RANKED: World’s top 20 gold projects
The combined ounces in the ground for the top 20 projects is north of 900 million and at today's prices worth a mouth-watering $3.7 trillion.
