French researchers unearth largest stash of Medieval silver coins ever found
They are puzzled by the finding of 21 Islamic gold dinars at an abbey in eastern France.
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Mystery of inflation and gold
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Number of active mining projects by province ranked
Ontario is number one.
Asia Gold-India prices flip to discount as wedding demand underwhelms
Gold prices in India traded at a discount for the first time in six weeks as the key wedding season failed to spur fresh demand.
Vale delays sale of stake in New Caledonia nickel mine
The sale may be delayed for up to a year, a setback to efforts by the world’s largest iron ore producer to offload non-core assets.
Brazil’s Samarco mine sees need to cut staff by 600
Samarco said it would resume talks with two unions on Friday following Thursday meetings on the need to reduce staff to 1,135 from 1,735.
Move over Chile, Macri’s Argentina wants the mining limelight
Changing glacier law intensifies Argentina’s pro-mining agenda; pipeline of $20 billion beckons as nation bets on extraction.
BHP-Vale deal distances Brazil mine from $53bn in lawsuits
Miners' lawyers filed documents late Thursday requesting that the presiding judge suspend two civil suits from 2015 Samarco dam spill.
Hedge fund bet on Glencore backfires with $100m loss
London hedge fund giant Lansdowne Partners lost a long-term bet against Glencore this year after the spectacular recovery of the miner took some by surprise.
