February 6, 2012 Underground fire forces miners into rescue chambers About 30 miners were forced into rescue chambers after an underground fire broke out in the Fosterville Gold Mine in central Victoria on the weekend.
February 5, 2012 South Africa is looking at mining super-tax, ‘targeted intervention’ in platinum sector South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress, appears to be moving away from nationalization of the mining industry to reassure foreign investors but is considering new taxes and "targeted…
February 5, 2012 Kyrgyzstan’s gilded economy The state agency of geology and mineral resources of Kyrgyzstan announced this week that in 2011, the output of the gold-mining industry of the ex-Soviet republic increased by 41.7% compared…
February 5, 2012 What it would take to buy a Manhattan apartment with ounces of gold t would take 908 ounces of gold to purchase the average Manhattan apartment versus the 1996 low point of 1,030 ounces, a point where many think our asset bubble problems…
February 5, 2012 Obama trade adviser + basketball star + warlord = Gulfstream V loaded with 1,000 pounds of gold A new UN report says a US trade adviser appointed by Barack Obama orchestrated a $20 million deal to buy 1,045 pounds of gold in eastern DRC from warlord Bosco…
February 5, 2012 Which way now for precious metals? After marching steadily higher early in the week, gold and silver saw their biggest one-day losses in more than a month on Friday as hopes for more Fed money printing…
February 5, 2012 Xanadu acquires South Gobi licences Xanadu Mines has acquired two licences in the highly prospective South Gobi porphyry belt in southern Mongolia.
February 5, 2012 Anglo Pacific carves out niche in mining sector U.K.-listed Anglo Pacific PLC (APF.LN ) is a rare breed for a mining sector-focused company. It's primary business isn't running a mine or owning a deposit, but securing royalties from…
February 5, 2012 Chinese on a bullion binge Over the past month they've been impossible to miss. On billboards across Hong Kong, throughout its subway network and all over its buses have been huge advertisements for little gold…
February 5, 2012 US job growth ripples to Chinese copper and ore Nothing is so salutary for the Chinese economy as growth in the United States, and nothing is so good for copper and iron ore prices as a strong Chinese economy.…
Disruption and dislocation: LME metals’ year in seven charts Supply disruption and tariff dislocation have defined the London Metal Exchange base metals complex this year. December 23, 2025 | 07:58 am
