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DiamondCorp surges on funding news for South African mine

Shares in DiamondCorp (LON:DCP) climbed 13% after the company announced it has put in place what it called “the final piece in the funding jigsaw” for its Lace Mine in South Africa.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 18, 2012 | 4:31 pm

Silver extremely low because of paper market — Embry

Sprott Asset Management's chief investment strategist, John Embry, said Tuesday that with China's silver demand rising sharply and money printing to infinity being Western central bank policy, silver's price remains ridiculously low on account of paper market games.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 18, 2012 | 3:48 pm

Coal to challenge oil as main source of energy by 2017

Coal is likely to overtake oil as the world's main source of energy in the next five years, with potentially devastating effects in the environment, says the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 18, 2012 | 2:55 pm

Nearly 90 pieces of gold and silver found in English historical site

About 90 new pieces of gold and silver have been discovered in the field close to Lichfield, in Staffordshire, England, where the Staffordshire Hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure was found three years ago.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 18, 2012 | 2:35 pm

Centamin’s stock recovers as gold export resumes

Shares in London and Toronto-listed Centamin (LON:CEY, TSX:CEE) surged 26% to 43.95p on Monday after the miner announced it had resumed exports from its flagship Sukari gold mine in Egypt.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 18, 2012 | 12:46 pm