July 2, 2013 DRC’s army smuggling minerals in east Congo, UN experts A group of UN experts says the army is smuggling minerals in eastern Congo, where the government is trying to cut the link between violence and the mineral trade.
July 2, 2013 South Africa’s deputy president reconvenes mining forum The deputy president met mining houses and trade unions last month in a bid to resolve problems in the industry.
July 2, 2013 Gold price mini-rally quickly runs out of steam Precious metal trading back below $1,250.
July 2, 2013 With gold over $1,300, here’s a recap as to why – Levenstein In the wake of gold's recent rally, David Levenstein, of Lakeshore Trading, outlines major factors and events he sees as driving precious metals prices.
July 2, 2013 Chris Ecclestone: What M&A deals reveal about management—and if they’re worth your investment dollars Ecclestone discusses the anatomy of a mining deal, a few strategic metals stories flying under the radar and Soros Fund's latest maneuver in the metals market.
July 2, 2013 Guide to surviving the global mining crisis launched Most obvious measures include abandoning non-essential exploration work, postponing hires and focusing on core-business operations.
July 2, 2013 Winklevoss twins launch $20 million Bitcoin IPO In a 74-page document filed Monday with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the brothers say they will protect the virtual currency like gold bars —in vaults.
July 2, 2013 South Africa’s mining industry can’t afford wage talks failure: Chamber If so they will end up destroying the country’s largest export industry as well as its credit rating, warned Tuesday the Chamber of Mines.
July 2, 2013 Planetary Resources surpasses $1.5m to launch world’s first crowdfunded space telescope Achievement marks most successful Kickstarter for a space project and ranks among Top 25 campaigns in Kickstarter history.
July 1, 2013 Gold price surges as bargain hunters scramble for cheap metal The gold price surged nearly $40 an ounce on Monday as a weaker dollar helped the metal recover from one of its worst quarterly performances in history.
Copper price heads toward $12,000 a ton as banks predict further gains With year-end approaching, copper on the London Metal Exchange is up nearly 40%, marking its biggest annual gain since 2009. December 22, 2025 | 07:00 am
