Dollar crushes gold price
Gold price drops to lowest since April 2010 and is now set for the first back-to-back annual drop since 1998.
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INFOGRAPHIC: Video – equity financing in the mining exploration sector
This video and accompanying infographic from last year explains the basics of raising capital in the mining exploration sector. It covers: private placements, warrants, hold periods, and much more.
BHP Billiton to export US oil without permit
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Chinese unmoved by gold price drop, see it cheaper still
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City scion’s tarnished Siberian gold mission
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