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." Frik Els | March 6, 2013 | 7:44 pm
Here we go again: massive asteroid to cruise past Earth Another asteroid to whiz past Earth's neighbourhood. MINING.com Editor | March 6, 2013 | 7:19 pm
Metso’s Annual Report and Corporate Governance Statement for 2012 published Metso Corporation's stock exchange release on March 6, 2013 at 2:15 p.m. local time Metso | March 6, 2013 | 7:18 pm
First Quantum rises after booking $1.2bn compensation for Congo confiscation Without the once off payment mining profits fell 16%. Frik Els | March 6, 2013 | 7:09 pm
Golden replica of Messi’s left foot on sale for ‘only’ $5.25m Sculpture weighs 25kg and it goes on sale this Thursday. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 6, 2013 | 6:50 pm
Leicester Geoscience Student Wins MICROMINE Bursary Award MICROMINE’s Student Bursary Programme was launched in 2012. The aim of the programme is to invest in the technical development of geoscience students. MICROMINE | March 6, 2013 | 4:38 pm
Colombia cancels 32 mining concessions Decision came on the heels of an audit that found serious violations to the country’s technical, environmental, safety and economic standards. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 6, 2013 | 4:17 pm
Chavez’s death brings uncertainty to the oil and gold sector Full impact on oil prices and Venezuela's mining industry may depend on new leadership. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 6, 2013 | 1:41 pm
PDAC attendance above 30,000 again Despite a tough junior market Michael Allan McCrae | March 6, 2013 | 8:17 am