Gold and bail-ins
The ability of western central banks to bail out bullion banks in the future is compromised by the emptiness of their vaults.
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US gold and silver production dips, copper jumps
US copper mine production grew 5% to 1.23 million tonnes in 2013 according to the latest US Geological Survey, but silver and gold recovered slid.
Iran said to be exporting more oil than allowed
February’s levels were the highest since the West slapped sanctions on Tehran in June last year, says the International Energy Agency (IEA).
Bolivia to revise new mining law
Bolivian President Evo Morales and leaders of the National Federation of Mining Cooperatives have formed a commission to quickly redraft at least three controversial articles of the recently-approved ruling.
Former JPMorgan commodities chief under federal probe
The probe was opened following a settlement with regulators that alleged JPMorgan manipulated power markets in the Midwest and California.
Green Germany returning to brown coal, villages in limbo
The nation is sweeping away entire towns of its map because they are sitting on vast coal deposits.
Gold price up on Fed minutes, Ukraine worries and tanking stocks
Trifecta boosts gold to two-week high.
Rare Earths: the high-demand metals
Rare earths are in high demand because they are critical to U.S. high-tech innovations, advanced energy and national security.
De Beers returns to Angola with new exploration deal
De Beers' explored for diamonds in the Southern African nation between 2005 and 2012, but relinquished its concession after finding no economically viable project.