CMOC’s Congo mine suspends copper and cobalt exports
MOC's Tenke Fungurume copper and cobalt mine has suspended all exports.
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Hundreds of hectares of pristine rainforest destroyed by illegal mining in Venezuela
A local NGO says that the destruction of Venezuela’s tropical rainforest by illegal miners and armed groups is done with authorities’ consent.
Ancient piece of earth’s crust defines location of economically important minerals
The almost four billion-year-old piece of the earth's crust lies beneath the southwestern part of Western Australia.
Tailings pond collapse kills dozens of freshwater fish in Costa Rica
Torrential rains are suspected to be the cause of the collapse of a tailings pond in the western Abangares canton.
End of coal ban would stabilize China relations, Australia says
Chinese bureaucrats are proposing that senior leaders should authorize the resumption of coal purchases as tensions between Beijing and Canberra begin to ease.
Wall Street set for new ETF gold rush as single-stock era begins
The booming world of exchange-traded funds is about to get even more crowded after the very first single-equity ETFs launched Thursday.
Red Pine Exploration drills high grades at Wawa Gold project in Ontario
Drilling has intersected 17.68 g/t Au over 1.01 metres in the Minto Mine Shear Zone and confirmed gold mineralization in the extension of the Jubilee Shear.
Iron ore price sinks below $100 a tonne on grim China demand outlook
"The government needs to intervene decisively and swiftly in order to stabilize property and capital market sentiment," said JP Morgan.
When Fed takes the punch bowl away, stick to gold
The Fed is taking the punch bowl away. The hangover is coming. The best cure is – except for the broth – gold.
