China to close 5,000 coal mines this year
The world's coal exporters rejoice.
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Chicago Mercantile Exchange slashes precious metal margins
Benchmark COMEX 100-ounce gold futures contract will be cut by 10% to $5,940.
John Williams: How to survive the illusion of recovery
Economist blames maladjusted inflation statistics that overestimate economic activity.
Asteroid mining company is now hiring. Just in time for 2012 DA14
Planetary Resources needs prospectors - preferably by Friday when 130,000 tonnes of rock will narrowly miss earth.
Stimulus marathon good for gold price: Eric Winmill
Winmill explains how "all-in" cash costs are making it easier for companies and investors to understand—and predict—cash-flow generation and identifies companies that he expects to take off.
Criticism of ‘quantitative easing’ intensifies ahead of G20 meeting
Bill Gross, Jim Rogers and Ron Paul lead a growing chorus of QE criticism
MINING.com celebrates 2 year anniversary
More than 6.6 million visitors have read MINING.com since it debuted in 2011.
Newmont’s Peru ambitions take another knock as water authority rejects Yanacocha expansion
First Conga, now a new pit at South America's biggest gold mine is blocked.
China is going coal crazy: imports jump 56%
Increase comes on top of record 2012.
