December 7, 2014 Obama’s conflict minerals law has destroyed everything, say Congo miners When his father could no longer make enough money from the tin mine, when he could no longer pay for school, Bienfait Kabesha ran off and joined a militia.
December 7, 2014 First Nation in B.C. sets out tougher rules for mining in its territory A group of First Nations from Williams Lake, B.C., whose territory includes the area devastated by the Mount Polley tailings pond breach has created a detailed mining policy that will…
December 7, 2014 After the gold rush Under the golden light of the setting Saharan sun, two types of workers shuffle between concrete huts on their way home, still bathed in sweat from a day in the…
December 7, 2014 ACR to commission gold mine in 2015 African Consolidated Resources (ACR) will commmission its first gold mine in Zimbabwe in the second half of next year as the company steps up efforts to consolidate its presence in…
December 7, 2014 SA’s biggest gold producers battle against loan sharks South Africa’s gold mining companies have started a fightback against money lenders who they say are preying on employees and damaging labor relations.
December 7, 2014 Is Indian gold turnaround a game changer for prices? Something seems to have spooked the gold bears. We noted a few days ago that there seemed to be signs of new positive momentum building for gold, but then were…
December 7, 2014 Gold bulls return as wagers on stimulus accumulate Speculators boosted bullish gold bets to a three-month high on signs central banks will act to counter low inflation, reviving the allure of bullion as a hedge.
December 7, 2014 U.S. Mint to start offering 2015 gold coins Jan. 5, silver coins Jan. 12 The U.S. Mint plans to sell 2015-dated gold bullion coins beginning Jan. 5 and silver coins a week later, the agency said.
December 7, 2014 Richard Duncan, ex-world bank economist: capitalism died in World War I The economic boom that we experienced in the 20th century came about thanks to generous government spending and high deficits. Capitalism ‘died’ decades ago, he says, but don’t mourn its…
December 5, 2014 US mining can’t find workers fast enough More than 36% of the jobs in mining and logging stay open for longer than three months.
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