Drought pushing Indian gold demand to 8-year low
Gold purchases during the all important festival season set to be lowest since 2007, as two years of drought erode rural Indian's buying power.
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Tin market deficit as production drops 8%
New study predicts fall in global tin production will offset weaker demand in China keeping market in deficit this year and next,
Fatality at Musselwhite mine, operations suspended
Underground scoop operator has died.
Stockpiling, probes, coordinated cuts – Beijing to the rescue?
Base metals rally across the board on hopes of Chinese government intervention in physical and futures markets and long overdue domestic output cuts.
Tanaka Precious Metals to Start Full-scale Mass Production of Long-life, Inexpensive Cadmium-free Electrical Contact Material
Reducing wear during use to realize around 20 percent or higher cost savings compared to existing products
BHP questions UN probe that said Samarco spill ‘toxic’
The UN’s human rights agency also said the companies did not take enough measures to prevent the disaster.
Copper prices may weigh on Rio Tinto’s looming decision on Oyu Tolgoi expansion
The company said it would announce a final decision on the matter early next year.
Obama boosts asteroid mining, signs law granting rights to own space riches
While the law lets citizens mine, sell and own riches mined in space, it does not grant sovereignty, ownership, exclusive rights or jurisdiction over any celestial body.
Follow the yellow brick road: a journey into the world of coloured gemstones
For nearly five centuries gemstones have been synonymous with wealth, power, luxury and royalty.
