Zimbabwe strike cripples diamond operations of military-backed Chinese firm
A strike by over a thousand employees of Anjin Investments has crippled the Chinese company's Zimbabwe-based diamond mine.
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WTO probe ratchets up rare earth tensions with China
The World Trade Organization will investigate China's quotas and tariffs on rare earth minerals following prompting from the US, EU and Japan, who allege the export restrictions are in contravention of international trade regulations.
CFTC probe into silver manipulation could be over by September
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) four-year probe into manipulation of prices on the silver market could be over as soon as September, according to CFTC member Bart Chilton.
Canadian mid-tier gold miners present an investment bright spot
Mid-tier gold miners are outperforming industry giants by pursuing smaller project for lower costs. According to Julie Gordon writing for Reuters, modest-sized […]
Intrepid Mining plunges 55% on shadowy Indonesian ouster
Australia's Intrepid Mining (ASX:IAU) has seen its share price plunge after being summarily booted from a key copper project in Indonesia by powerful local business interests.
Pebble mine: ‘If God were testing us, he couldn’t have found a more challenging place’
Arguably the richest prize in mining, the Pebble project pits a watershed where up to 40 million salmon spawn each year against copper and gold reserves worth as much as $500 billion according to a new documentary.
Detour Gold announces connection of the 230 kV transmission line and 75% construction completion at Detour Lake
The Ontario project remains on budget and on schedule for gold production to start in the first quarter of 2013.
CNOOC-Nexen: China’s swoop shows sweet timing as Canadian crude discount halves
Despite a steep drop in the price of crude on Monday with US benchmark West Texas Intermediate down almost 4% in afternoon trade at $88.55, the price oil sands producers receive has improved dramatically since the start of July.
Dynasty Metals’ processing plant robbed at gunpoint
A group of armed robbers gained access to the site and escaped with dore bars worth over $2 million.