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Billionaire battle: Property tycoon says Rinehart is bilking him out of iron royalties

Gina Rinehart, the world of mining's 4th richest person, is meeting a fellow billionaire Stan Perron in the Australian supreme court this week in a fight over – no surprises here – iron ore royalties.

Frik Els | May 21, 2012 | 8:38 pm

Kirkland Lake halts production after fire

No injuries or damage to company assets, but all production activities are halted until power is restored.

MINING.com Editor | May 21, 2012 | 8:14 pm

Gold: The world’s friend for 5,000 years

Investors have “defriended” gold recently in favor of the dollar, as Greek and French voters rejected austerity measures.

Frank Holmes - U.S. Global Investors | May 21, 2012 | 8:08 pm

Iron ore hits six-month low as China just says no

Iron ore prices fell on Monday to six-month lows of $130/tonne as Chinese steelmakers demand cargo deferrals or simply default on shipments.

Frik Els | May 21, 2012 | 8:00 pm

How strong is global gold demand?

Even though gold prices can experience declines that appear to be unfounded, demand from various categories and parts of the world continue to provide support to prices.

Eric McWhinnie - Wall Street Cheat Sheet | May 21, 2012 | 7:48 pm

Motley Fool says Rio Tinto is a 4-star stock ready to pop

Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, global mining giant Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO ) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

Motley Fool | May 21, 2012 | 5:34 pm

Ocean phosphate mine proposed

BusinessLive, in a feature article posted Saturday, presents a good summary of efforts made thus far to advance ocean mining.

Andrew Topf | May 20, 2012 | 10:39 pm

China may surpass India as biggest gold market, WGC says

Gold demand in China may surge as much as 30 percent this year as rising incomes boost consumption, helping the country topple as the world's largest bullion market on an annual basis, according to the World Gold Council.

Pakistan Today | May 20, 2012 | 9:39 pm