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The upside of a down mining market

When the instinct is strongest to curl up in a ball and wait out the ravages of the down market is also when smart companies snap up distressed projects and get to work while capital costs are low.

The Gold Report | November 30, 2015 | 2:53 am

Ronald-Peter Stöferle: Monetary Tectonics and The Austrian School of Economics

First there is monetary inflation, then there is asset price inflation, and the final stage will be consumer price inflation.

Palisade Radio | November 30, 2015 | 12:21 am

China to slash copper output by 5%

Copper producers in China are taking drastic measures to arrest the plummeting price.

Andrew Topf | November 29, 2015 | 5:13 pm

Yuan could soon sit inside elite basket of currencies

The Chinese yuan is gathering prestige in the eyes of the International Monetary Fund, a move that could set off alarm bells in Washington.

Andrew Topf | November 29, 2015 | 2:46 pm

African Minerals sued by Sierra Leone villagers

African Minerals Limited (OTCMKTS:AMLZF) is being sued in a London court over allegations that it evicted residents and violently mistreated workers and villagers living close to one of its mines in Sierra Leone.

Andrew Topf | November 29, 2015 | 2:12 pm

Brazil sues BHP, Vale for ‘initial’ $5 billion over spill

Federal government, two states sue iron ore giants over devastation from dam burst that washed mud 600km down Brazil's second largest river system.

Frik Els | November 27, 2015 | 4:42 pm

Gemstone ring raffle to fund female mining student

A Faberge amethyst ring is to be raffled in London with the aim of raising £5,000 for a female to study at Camborne School of Mines (CSM) as part of a wider initiative to encourage more women into the mining profession.

University of Exeter | November 27, 2015 | 3:54 pm

Toxic elements found in water weeks after Brazil’s mine disaster — Vale

Company confirms that the Institute for Water Management in Minas Gerais (IGAM) found levels of arsenic, lead and other toxic elements many times higher than the legal maximums along the river.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 27, 2015 | 2:00 pm