Chile mulls scrapping copper funding for military
Codelco chairman, Oscar Landerretche, wants the government to scrap the country’s Copper Law, which forces the firm to give 10% of its annual export revenue to the Armed Forces.
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Platinum, palladium bear brunt of brutal 2016
Platinum hits record discount against gold price and palladium already down 16% in 2016, despite record setting global auto sales.
Here are the top 10 legal risks Canadian businesses will face this year
New climate change regulations are believe to be the main challenge for Canadian businesses this year.
Anglo American officially out of the Middle East
The miner has finally completed the sale of assets from its Tarmac joint venture to a subsidiary of French engineering and construction group Bouygues.
Endeavour silver production above expectations, but gold falls
It mined 7.2 million ounces of silver last year, or about the same than in 2014, but gold output fell 4% to 60,000 ounces.
Eldorado Gold halts much of its mine construction in Greece, cuts jobs
The decision comes after more than a year of confrontations with the Greek government that included permits being revoked and delayed several times.
Feeling abandoned, Saudi Arabia ups the ante
Last week a major diplomatic crisis developed between Saudi Arabia and Iran over the Saudi execution of Nimr al Nimr, a charismatic Shiite cleric and anti-Sunni political activist.
Centerra Gold exceeds 2015 production guidance and announces 2016 outlook
Figures include 520,695 ounces of gold from the Kumtor mine, in the Kyrgyz Republic, and 16,226 ounces of gold from the Boroo mine, in Mongolia.
With markets gripped by fear these gold charts offer solace
Gold has experienced five bear and bull cycles since the 1970s – if history is a guide the current down leg could be in its final months.