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Heiko Ihle: back to precious metals equity investing basics

Investing in mining equities can get rather complicated but Heiko Ihle, managing director at H.C. Wainwright & Co., says precious metals equity investors need to focus on just three criteria: jurisdiction, management and asset viability.

The Gold Report | January 26, 2015 | 5:37 pm

Zambia’s new leader to keep polemic mining tax

Newly elected President Edgar Lungu wants to keep mining royalties at 20%, as opposed to the 6% companies were paying a month ago.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 26, 2015 | 5:00 pm

Undisclosed number of diamonds stolen from South African mine

Sixteen men, who failed to access a safe, broke into a room used for sorting diamonds near Prieska Monday morning.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 26, 2015 | 3:26 pm

Cliffs Natural removes quarterly dividend to repay debt

It also said it has reduced its net debt balance by more than $400 million.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 26, 2015 | 11:55 am

Kosovo miners return from underground, ending 3-day strike

Hundreds of miners in Kosovo are back on shift following a three-day work stoppage to protest against the Kosovo government, which backtracked on an earlier decision to take control of the Trepca mining complex.

Andrew Topf | January 26, 2015 | 12:58 am