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Inside potash potentate’s $300m yacht
Andrey Melnichenko is taking Uralkali and Potashcorp head on by building two $5bn potash mines, but spent the summer cruising from Ketchikan to Seattle.
Barclays cuts gold price forecast
Investment banks sees steady price erosion for rest of the year and an average of $1,180 an ounce in 2015 against a "bearish macro backdrop" for the metal.
Are government bonds really ‘safe’?
One of the striking ironies of our modern economy is that government bonds are considered safe-haven investments, while gold is a “barbarous relic” to be avoided at all costs.
Uralkali: No plans to bring back Russia-Belarus potash pact
No going back to clubby system of tightly controlled global supply and set prices that served North American and European producers so well in the past.
China a buyer amid ‘colossal imbalances’ in central bank gold hoards
As in the retail gold market, there's a giant sucking sound in the official sector going East.
Jeff Desjardins and James Fraser look at junior miners in a way that may surprise you
It's never too late to find a new way to evaluate mining companies and Jeff Desjardins, and James Fraser of Tickerscores.com have developed one based on over 20 different criteria.
Iron ore rally turning into dead cat bounce
After 4% surge on Monday, benchmark prices resume slide.
Escondida surprise lights fire under copper price
News of labour action at world's largest copper mine sends red metal 2.6% higher.
