Gold industry injected $210bn into global economy last year
The paramount figure is roughly equivalent to the GDP of Ireland, the Czech Republic or Beijing.
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INFOGRAPHIC: China’s tighter grip on gold
Charting China's growing economic power and its firmer embrace of gold.
Scientists pioneer the use of established technology for analyzing uranium ore concentrate samples
Easily track the origin of uranium ore to interdict smuggled materials.
Wheeling up an excavator and pulling it behind a mining truck
Excavators are nifty.
Fortescue Metals Group challenges rail access
"a duty to shareholders to pursue a fair and reasonable return on its world class infrastructure"
Lundin Mining completes $600 million debt facilities for Eagle project funding
Initial production from the Eagle Mine is expected to commence in Q4 2014.
Gold price gains over fears US political crisis could turn into ‘financial apocalypse’
Gold adds 1% as political crisis in Washington over government shutdown and debt ceiling threatens to become a full-scale financial one.
Mongolia passes mining-friendly law, but 106 licences remain in limbo
106 explorers in Mongolia have become collateral damage in a criminal case against former government officials.
Egg-sized ‘perfect’ white diamond fetches record $30.8 million in Hong Kong
The previous record for a perfect white diamond was set by Christie’s 101.73-carat gem, sold for almost $27 million in May.
