August 8, 2011 As the global monetary system cracks, gold surges As gold powers through the $1700 an ounce level, and after years of being warned, people are only now beginning to concede to the fact that the current fiat system…
August 8, 2011 Using platinum coins to make easy money, FDR would approve Matthew Yglesias says that the Obama administration may start looking at some unusual tools to reflate the dollar and kickstart the economy, and using two trillion of platinum coins may…
August 8, 2011 Coal India still hopeful of overseas acquisitions Wall Street Journal reported that approval is still pending for Coal India’s (BOM:533278) planned acquisition of coal assets outside the country.
August 8, 2011 ConocoPhillips boosting investment in Alberta oil sands ConocoPhillips Canada plans to invest $1.5 billion in oil sands assets in Alberta in 2011.
August 8, 2011 Junior gold & silver shares can perform when other equities do not A junior mining stock is a mining company in its early days. It may have successfully explored and found a good deposit; it may have completed a feasibility study on…
August 8, 2011 North America base metal miners sink, gold miners rise Shares of North American base metal miners tumbled on Monday along with the price of copper, zinc, and nickel after the downgrade of the U.S. credit rating by S&P amplified…
August 8, 2011 Gold hits record high; stock markets and oil companies tumble After the S&P downgrade announced Friday evening, North American markets opened Monday and tumbled. The Australian stock market, measured by the S&P/ASX 200, finished the day down 2.91%, while the…
August 8, 2011 Unusual tactics in mining bid The potential joint bid by Rio Tinto and Mitsubishi Development for Coal & Allied Industries (CAIL) is a curious beast because it proposes to involve a mechanism normally used to…
August 8, 2011 Rio in joint bid for coalminer Rio Tinto and Mitsubishi are being pressured to offer a special dividend to seal a $1.49 billion attempt to mop up the shares of 150-year-old Hunter Valley miner Coal &…
August 8, 2011 Neenah Jewelry Insurer Donates Diamonds to Smithsonian Green Bay Press Gazette reports the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History has accepted several hundred rough diamonds.
US and Uzbekistan sign critical minerals pact Since Trump's return to power, the US has courted the five former Soviet republics of Central Asia and moved to bolster its influence in a region. February 18, 2026 | 02:12 pm
