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No project delays and capex freezes here: China’s biggest gold miner is growing at 60%

China's number one gold producer said Monday first-half revenues surged 61.4% to $7.8 billion compared to 2011 and should exceed $15.5 billion for the full year.

Frik Els | August 6, 2012 | 6:06 pm

Fatal clash over $80 a month mining wage strains Zambia China relations

A Chinese supervisor died on Saturday after being hit by a trolley pushed at him at the Collum mine in Zambia during a dispute over minimum wages.

Frik Els | August 6, 2012 | 6:00 pm

After burning fingers in Congo, First Quantum is going big in Zambia

The Vancouver-based miner inked a deal with a Zambian firm for a new mine on Monday adding to its already ambitious expansion plans totalling $3.7 billion which includes building one of the world's largest copper smelters.

Frik Els | August 6, 2012 | 3:59 pm

Yucca Mountain court case on hold

US appeal court judges have ruled that a case seeking a resumption of licensing work for a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain will be put on hold, despite agreeing that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission cannot legally give up work on the application.

Warwick Pipe | August 6, 2012 | 3:31 pm

Pimco’s Bill Gross is all wet: equities work

The cult of equities is not dead, according to Michael Jones, chairman and chief investment officer at Riverfront Investment Group.

Michael Allan McCrae | August 5, 2012 | 9:52 pm

Filipino miners balk at mining rules

Artisanal miners in the Philippines are accused of causing environmental devastation but the miners vow to resist mining reforms announced by President Benigno Aquino.

Michael Allan McCrae | August 5, 2012 | 8:43 pm

Coins worth much more than just the gold they contain

While the Perth Mint produces some products that are a favourite with investors who just want gold exposure only, the mint wants you to know that it has produced some collectibles.

Michael Allan McCrae | August 5, 2012 | 8:13 pm

Priced for collapse

Where is the gold price today? If you're like many Americans, you have no idea whether it went up, down, or sideways.

Peter Schiff - Euro Pacific Precious Metals | August 5, 2012 | 7:52 pm

Rinehart’s well-timed exit from coal

Gina Rinehart, iron ore magnate and Asia's wealthiest woman, sold a controlling stake in her Galilee coal assets nearly a year ago to GVK Group, run by Indian billionaire GV Krishna Reddy.

Michael Allan McCrae | August 5, 2012 | 4:18 pm

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