Gold price crashes through $1,700 after US jobs report
Good news is bad news for gold as losses over the past month top $100 an ounce.
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Colombia to punish illegal mining
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos presented Friday a package of measures, including a proposed bill before congress, aimed to making illegal mining a crime punished by the country’s Penal Code.
Inmet Mining’s profit jumps 19%, beats expectations
Canada's Inmet Mining Corp (TSX:IMN) posted a 19% rise in third-quarter profit, as copper production and prices improved.
Why are Petaquilla Minerals and Inmet Mining fighting in Panama?
Canadian miners Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. (TSX:PTQ) and Inmet Mining Corp. (TSX:IMN) have been on the news in recent weeks as the companies locked horns over land rights near the Cobre Panama copper project, run by Inmet’s subsidiary Minera Panama.
Xstrata fires 400 South African miners
Global diversified miner Xstrata Plc. (LON:XTA) confirmed Friday it has dismissed 400 of its workers who have been on an illegal strike at its South African mines.
Cosmos Chiu finds mining opportunities around the world
In this interview with The Gold Report, Chiu talks about how much longer royalty companies could continue to outperform the rest of the market.
Yields of leading silver miners plunge 34% in six years, underperforming gold producers
Yields of top five silver miners fall even more than gold producers
Coal prices to rise on mine closures in run up to China’s leadership transition
Coal prices are set to receive a boost from the closure of small mines in China during the lead up to the 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, where the country's incumbent leadership will be succeeded replaced by a new administration.
Australian gold miner receives highest military honor as soldiers desert army for resources sector
The Victoria Cross has been awarded to Corporal Daniel Keighran, a gold miner who has previously done tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan
