January 31, 2017 Freeport, Indonesia work out Grasberg deal US copper giant to be given temporary exemption under new mining rules to resume copper exports from Grasberg mine.
January 31, 2017 Moon Express ready for first private lunar trip after raising another $20M The private space exploration firm has enough money to hit the moon by the end of 2017.
January 31, 2017 Gold soars past $1,200 on Trump’s immigration ban, comments on Germany Spot gold climbed 0.4% to $1,200.00 per ounce in early trade, while April Comex bullion was last up $10.20 an ounce at $1,206.30.
January 31, 2017 US mines produced an estimated $74.6 billion in minerals last year The country, however, was 100% import reliant on 20 mineral commodities, including rare earths, manganese and niobium, which are among a suite of materials often designated as “critical” or “strategic.”
January 30, 2017 Gold is one tweet away from new highs President Trump's recent open display on Twitter regarding Mexico and the wall should give gold investors a surge of optimism.
January 30, 2017 Oreninc Index rises as gold pulls back below $1,200 USD The Oreninc Index rose in the week ending January 26, 2017 although gold pulled back from recent highs and moved back under USD $1,200 per ounce, closing the week at…
January 30, 2017 Frank Holmes: Time to grab the commodity bull market by the horns Frank discusses the gold and bond markets and how they have been driven by global uncertainty.
January 30, 2017 World Gold Council, SSGA launch gold ETF designed for a strong US dollar environment GLDW seeks to track the performance of the Solactive GLD® Long USD Gold Index, less fund expenses.
January 30, 2017 Argentina concludes official register of glaciers in mining areas Through a quietly released official announcement, the Federal Environment Secretary of Argentina, Sergio Bergman, informed that Argentina’s National Glacier Inventory has just completed a glacier count in the controversial Famatina…
January 30, 2017 Freeport may resume copper exports from Indonesia in ‘a day or two’ — authorities Government is considering to extend the miner a temporary permit, valid for up to six months, which would pave the way for Freeport to resume exports from Grasberg.
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