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Upcoming feasibility study and bulk sample test could prove mining legend Bob Quartermain has struck gold again with Pretivm’s Valley of the Kings discovery.
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Company forecasts 13.4 million carats during the mine's 25-year life.
Ron Paul relaxed about gold’s slump, focused on the dollar
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Congo’s Katanga province rejects ban on copper exports
Governor Moise Katumbi said the province lacks capacity to process all the ore itself.
India supreme court lifts blanket ban on iron ore mining
India is the world's third largest producer of iron ore.
Rio Tinto’s Walsh promises investors $5bn in cost savings
Aside from selling assets and slashing jobs, Walsh said the company will improve performance at all operations.
More than a third of US firms not ready for conflict minerals rules
American component manufacturers will have to prove they don't use conflict minerals by May next year.
