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China to buy major African iron ore project for $1.45 billion

The Hanlong Group, a privately owned Chinese company, is planning to take over Australian mining company Sundance (ASX:SDL) early next year and gain control over the Mbalam iron ore project in central west Africa, China's official Xinhua News Agency reported Saturday.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 29, 2012 | 6:18 pm

The top 10 most bizarre uses for gold

We all know that gold is not always used for monetary purposes or in jewellery. What most of us may have never imaged, however, is to find gold in one of the following quite unusual products launched this year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 29, 2012 | 5:13 pm

Curacao police arrest 7 in $11.5 million gold bar heist

Police in the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao arrested seven suspects in connection with the recent heist of 70 gold bars worth an estimated $11.5 million.

Associated Press | December 29, 2012 | 4:06 pm

Greenland can, but doesn’t want to, be globe’s new top rare earth producer

Greenland’s treasure trove of rare earth metals, the largest deposit outside of China, cannot be mined because the elements are connected to restricted radioactive materials.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 29, 2012 | 10:00 am

Readers’ golden nuggets focused on gold, resources and overcoming negativity

The past few days I’ve been counting down the most popular commentaries over the past year. China, commodities and bond fund popularity were big hits; so were the Surprises in Gasoline, Oil and Resources Stock Prices. Here are the top four.

Frank Holmes - U.S. Global Investors | December 29, 2012 | 2:58 am