Gold price continues climb as hedge funds up bullish bets 17%
Gold price rally extended after net longs held by large investors surge to 6.9 million ounces.
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Paladin Energy announces minor uranium oxide spill in Malawi
Driver was not injured. Co-driver suffered minor injuries.
Silvercrest Mines up 8.4 pct after drilling 5.83 GPT gold and 232.5 GPT silver
Year-to-date the company is up 56.91%.
US coal mine employment down 20% but not among the biggest producers
The biggest US coal mines only show a 0.5% drop in employment overall.
PICTURES OF THE DAY: Stuck, stuck and more stuck
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India’s Goa to auction 500,000 tonnes of iron ore online
There are still over 14 million tonnes lying at various jetties since September 2012.
Nanodiamond-embedded contact lenses the latest approach to treat glaucoma
As a side benefit, the use of diamonds makes contact lenses more durable.
Mining job cuts push Australian unemployment rate to 10-year high
For the first time in a decade, Australia's unemployment rate has hit 6%.
Twelve of dozens illegal miners trapped in a South African mine rescued and arrested
Others refuse to come out for fear of arrest.
