The UK goes after a piece of the Afghan $1 trillion mining pie
The government has set up a three-year, $15 million plan to back mining and oil and gas projects in Afghanistan.
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John Paulson’s gold fund dove 18% in February
Despite the fund's mounting losses, Paulson is sticking to his gold theory.
A history of gold confiscation [INFOGRAPHIC]
As speculation that the Obama administration may confiscate gold rises, this infographic reminds us that gold confiscation is nothing new.
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Friedland on headless miners, dodos and ethical platinum
Legendary mining financier more than lives up to his reputation as a salesman and astute commentator on the industry.
Sandvik to acquire Canadian drilling solutions provider
Sandvik has signed an agreement with Cubex Limited (CUBEX) to acquire its drilling solutions business and operations.
$25 billion Kitimat oil refinery has financing: investment banker
A New York investment banker told the BC Chamber of Commerce Wednesday that he has investors lined up to make BC press baron David Black's $16 billion oil refinery a reality.
Black: The #1 problem when owning gold – confiscation, criminalization
"We award dictatorial control of the money supply to a tiny handful of people, and then simply trust them to be good guys."
Here we go again: massive asteroid to cruise past Earth
Another asteroid to whiz past Earth's neighbourhood.
