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TIL: Titanium used for Mach3+ Cold War spy plane came from Russia

The iconic SR-71 Blackbird recon aircraft is 92% titanium and the US had to source the rutile ore from Russia via bogus operations set up in Third World countries.

Frik Els | June 7, 2014 | 8:59 pm

Brent Cook: Exploration sector hasn’t hit bottom yet

Brent Cook from Exploration Insights chats with Cambridge House Live anchor Vanessa Collette about the state of the junior mining sector.

Cambridge Network | June 7, 2014 | 7:02 pm

Asian gold strategy clarifiying

China is switching attention to its own back yard which could be described as the maximum boundaries of Genghis Khan’s empire in the thirteenth century, from the Bering Strait to the gates of Jerusalem.

GoldMoney | June 7, 2014 | 5:15 pm

INFOGRAPHICS: Gen Y: The next generation of investors

Move over Baby Boomers, the next generation of investors is here and they plan on doing big things.

Visual Capitalist | June 7, 2014 | 9:44 am

How Ecuador could make money on the Goldman Sachs gold deal

Why did Ecuador shake on the same deal that Venezuela walked away from just last year?

Frik Els | June 6, 2014 | 10:24 pm

Quebec commits up to $20 million for new Labrador Trough rail line

The government has set aside a maximum of $20 million from its Northern Plan Fund to estimate costs and define the best railway option for the iron-ore rich region.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 6, 2014 | 7:12 pm

STOP LOSS: Iron ore price recovers 3% for the week

After eight straight weeks of declines and the first dip below $100 since 2012, the price of iron ore starts clawing its way back.

Frik Els | June 6, 2014 | 7:08 pm

Kitco fills impending silver fix void

Kitco’s Silver Fixing price is derived by a unique algorithm that averages the spot price between bid/offer on the wholesale silver market, as quoted by internationally recognized bullion dealers.

Kitco | June 6, 2014 | 5:22 pm