Canadian Arctic mining boom draws in China-backed MMG
The new kid on Canadian Arctic block is announcing plans to build two mines in Nunavut in the next six years.
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Gunmen ambush Filipino anti-mining tribal activist, kill 11-year-old son on way to school
Gunmen in the southern Philippines ambushed a tribal chieftain who was campaigning against mining and destruction of forests, killing his 11-year-old son in the latest of several attacks on environmental activists, human rights group Amnesty International said Wednesday.
Lynas OK to operate controversial rare earths plant in Malaysia
Malaysia's Atomic Energy Licensing Board granted a temporary licence for an initial two-year period under strict safety requirements.
Rinehart’s critique of Aussie economy triggers personal attacks
Gina Rinehart has raised the ire of the Australian public again with a ten minute Youtube speech on the shortcomings of the country's economy which has triggered ad hominem attacks from leading political figures.
Rick Rule says QE ‘counterfeiting’ is coming to the EU
Rick Rule of Sprott Asset Management says quantitative easing by the EU and US central banks is all but inevitable in the short term.
Republicans reviewed and rejected gold standard under Reagan
A senior Republican policy adviser writes that the GOP considered and rejected a return to a gold standard over three decades ago.
Four shot as South African mining strife spreads
Four protestors have been shot and hospitalized as a wave of deadly strikes afflicting South Africa's platinum and gold mining sectors continues to spread.
What to do when – not if – inflation gets out of hand
The cheek of it! They raised the price of my favorite ice cream.
The consequences of current global monetary policy will be higher prices for both gold and silver
Finally, we have a break to the upside in both gold and silver, something that many precious metals investors have been patiently waiting for, but expected to happen.
