One in ten Australian mining professionals unemployed
The figure is up from just 2% only 12 months ago.
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Battling gold-backed currencies during the American Civil War
Currency charts victory.
Barrick Gold shows its regional managers the door
In an effort to both oversee operations at the head office and improve performance.
Goldcorp chairman fined, banned from trading certain securities for a year
"Your conduct fell below the standard required of you as a senior market participant and was contrary to the public interest."
Forget pipelines, Canadian Rail may be the one shipping oil from Alberta to B.C.
CN Rail, Nexen and the federal government have been working on a plan to ship Alberta's oil sand output by train through British Columbia, documents obtained by Greenpeace reveal.
A commission won’t cut it: more mass protests in Romania
"United we can save Rosia Montana."
Indian gold jewellers look to boost exports, compete with Italy
"The big jewellers have resources to advertise but small ones fall behind. So we are providing them a good platform."
This is how the Congo supplies ‘conflict minerals’ to the IT world
Unlike legitimate countries that export tantalum, the Congo is a nation dominated by warlords who force children and locals to work under horrifying conditions.
Anglo American charged for breaching environmental laws in Chile
It risks fines that range from US$970,000 to $4.9 million, or even the revocation of its environmental permit.
