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EMED Mining Public Limited – AGM Statement

We continue to collaborate closely with our suppliers and advisers, the regulatory authorities of the Government of Andalucía and the project financiers with a view to triggering the Rio Tinto Copper Mine by the end of 2012.

CNW Telbec | Mining/Metals | June 13, 2012 | 12:30 pm

Copper, nickel combine to capture printed electronics market

There are better days waiting ahead for copper and nickel in the field of electronics with the new invention of copper-nickel nanowires, which will be a perfect choice for printed electronics, developed by researchers in Duke University.

CommodityOnline | June 13, 2012 | 12:00 pm

Kazakh central bank aiming for 20% of reserves in gold

According to Kazakhstan's deputy central bank chairman, the central bank plans to boost the share of gold in its gold and foreign currency reserves to 20% from 14-15%

Reuters | June 13, 2012 | 8:34 am

Company introduces low cost lab-made diamond identifier

As diamond traders continue to express concerns over undisclosed lab-made diamonds, a Hong Kong firm is offering a low cost way to identify them. Their solution is a $200 laser pen.

IDEX Online | June 13, 2012 | 7:42 am

Shares jump as Australian billionaire moves to take over Whitehaven Coal

Nathan Tinkler had been widely expected to sell down his 21% stake in Whitehaven Coal, but is instead looking to taking over the business.

Reuters | June 13, 2012 | 7:09 am

A solution for tracking badgers may also help find miners

A novel solution for tracking badgers underground eventually led to a technology that beats many of the conventional tracking tools currently on the market.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 13, 2012 | 5:19 am

EPA Pebble Mine review: Dirk Van Zyl and biogeochemists

I must return to the topic of the Pebble Mine. What is happening there is so extreme and contentious that it is setting the pinnacle (and possible the standard) for debate about opening new mines in sensitive places.

Jack Caldwell | June 13, 2012 | 12:06 am

Why Indians end up buying gold

India should be doing better, according to Raghuram Rajan, a professor of finance at the University of Chicago, but bad government policy keeps stepping on the country's growth and sends its citizens back to gold.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 12, 2012 | 8:42 pm

Russia could sell all of Alrosa

Plans to sell a stake in 90%-owned Alrosa, the largest diamond supplier in the world, would make up a huge chunk of the $9.3 billion Russia hopes to generate from asset sales this year.

Joshua Zapf | June 12, 2012 | 8:26 pm

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