Anti-mining advocate arrested in Philippines over Facebook posting
A 62 year-old woman was arrested in the Philippines for promoting an upcoming demonstration opposing magnetite mining back in 2011.
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Aquarius Platinum gets lift from takeover talk
Aquarius also appointed a new CEO this week.
Canada to supply India with nuclear energy
After two years fine-tuning details of their nuclear cooperation agreement, Canada and India have finally reached consensus and the countries representatives announced Tuesday a deal that will see Canadian companies ship their uranium to the South Asian nation for nuclear energy.
Australia tries rescuing Rio Tinto’s aluminum operations
Australia’s federal government has agreed to back the construction of a proposed gas pipeline to supply Rio Tinto’s (LON, ASX:RIO) struggling Gove aluminum operations in the country’s Northern Territory.
Report raises questions about central bank gold holdings
Gold held in the vaults of key central banks around the globe may not have been accurately recorded. A report issued last month in Germany has brought this issues to the fore.
WTO to decide on China-EU solar power dispute
The ongoing battle over renewable energy between China and the European Union got a lot worse Monday, after Beijing filed a complaint to the World Trade Organization charging the EU with violating rules governing subsidies to its solar-components industry.
The outcome of the US elections will not change the long-term trend of gold
After plunging on Friday, gold prices have rebounded for a second day on Tuesday as the US dollar was a touch weaker ahead of the U.S. presidential election.
Obama victory would be bullish for gold: Coxe
Donald Coxe says an Obama victory in the US presidential election would give bullish impetus to gold prices.
INFOGRAPHIC: Gas prices under Democrat and Republican administrations over the past century
A nifty new infographic compiled and designed by I DRIVE SAFELY provides a succinct visual summary of shifts in gas prices over the past hundred years under Democrat and Republican administrations in the United States.