Mining costs soar as productivity languishes, superfluous staff proliferate
Excess sub-contractors and outdated construction techniques lead to cost blowouts and project delays
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Republican sellout invites stagflation
While it may be no surprise that Republicans are preparing to yield on tax hikes, it should raise investor concerns the world over that a budget agreement will likely involve a Congressional surrender of its authority to set the federal debt ceiling.
Congo and cobalt critical
Only four metals, or element groups, made the list for the American Physical Society, Materials Research Society and the US Department of Energy's uncatalogued for 'critical metals': Rare Earth elements, platinum group metals, lithium and cobalt.
QE3 silver impact
As the Fed’s past QE campaigns demonstrated abundantly, QE3 will eventually prove to be very bullish for silver’s fortunes.
Let termites find gold deposits for us!
As reported on wired.co.uk, a study funded by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) indicates that termites can be helpful […]
1,700 protest at Harmony Gold’s Kusasalethu mine
Underground miners, led by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union, demanded that those suspended for participating in strike action last week be reinstated.
Gold tries to regain footing after nervous week
Gold price has been performing contrary to conventional wisdom.
Teck Resources coal sales to exceed prior outlook
Shares in Canada’s Teck Resources (TSX:TCK.B) (NYSE:TCK) climbed slightly Friday after the company announced that coal sales for the fourth quarter are expected to top its prior outlook of 6.2 million tonnes.
