BHP Billiton coal mine goes on a two-week strike
Supervisors at a BHP Billiton's subsidiary Illawarra Coal in the Australian state of New South Wales have voted to strike for up to two weeks over a pay dispute.
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Yamana Gold insists on risky project in northern Chile
Canadian miner Yamana Gold Inc. (TSX:YRI) (NYSE: AUY) is refusing to give up on its plans to re-open the old “Agua de la Falda” gold mine in Chile’s northern Atacama region, a particularly sensitive area in terms of energy costs.
Busy start to festival as India gold ETF trade jumps 81%
The Mumbai exchange recorded an impressive jump in volumes of gold ETF units traded in a special session held on the first day of Diwali.
Latest delay at Barrick’s Pascua Lama could extend for ‘weeks’
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A look at the US coal industry after the Obama victory
Post election US coal stocks have sold off. Motley Fool takes a look at the industry's prospects.
No end in sight for 8-week Anglo Platinum strike costing $5.6m a day
The world's number one platinum miner upped its back-to-work offer this week, but it was rejected.
Tiny family business sells $4 billion gold to US mint, jewellers and hedge funds each year
The company pockets about a quarter of a percent of its precious metal sales—less for the gold it sells to the Mint.
Ancient gold treasures found in Thracian tomb
Bulgarian archaeologists have unearthed bracelets with snake heads, a tiara with animal motifs and 100 buttons in a hoard of ancient golden artefacts uncovered during excavations.
SEC rules against resource firms over Dodd-Frank
Oil, gas and mining companies' request to have transparency rules put on hold under 2010 financial reform act has been rejected.