Glencore, Vale may merge their Canadian nickel assets: report
Roots of the expected tie-up go back to 2006.
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Thousands of gold, silver Vatican’s medals misspell ‘Jesus’
Four of them were sold before the typo was noticed. They are likely to fetch rocket figures if ever sold.
Canada planning $24-million oil sands advertising counter campaign
It's the costliest ad campaign undertaken in recent years.
South African platinum miners back at work, strike unnecessary: Amplats
Strike cost Anglo American Platinum more than 40,000 ounces in lost production, or $100 million in lost revenue.
Fracking rules may tighten in Europe
"In its current form, the proposed revision clearly goes against the trend to minimize the regulatory burden on business."
Newmont Mining cuts copper forecasts, gold unchanged
Company shows 6% drop in copper production at Australian mine.
Gold speeds up malaria diagnosis
Gold was used in 115 million malaria RDTs last year.
UN takes on mercury pollution with Japan leading the way
New treaty to curb illegal gold mining operations and target coal-fired power plants.
IMF puts $1.92 billion from gold sales to fund low-income countries
Profits from 2009 gold sales will fund zero-interest lending program.
