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Silvercorp uses Chinese police to silence and suppress censorious short-sellers

Silvercorp Metals (TSX/NYSE:SVM) is alleged to have procured the assistance of police in arresting and silencing critics of the company who sought to profit from the short-selling of its stock.

Marc Howe | September 11, 2012 | 3:59 am

Teck confesses to a century of US river pollution

Diversified mining giant Teck Resources Ltd. (TSX:TCK.A) has confessed to polluting the upper reaches of Columbia River in Washington State for nearly a century with effluent discharge from one of its BC-situated smelters.

Marc Howe | September 11, 2012 | 3:14 am

Does Doctor Copper’s breakout portend further bullish trends?

Could copper's vigorous breakthrough serve as a reliable portent of a bullish trend in the equities market and elsewhere?

Marc Howe | September 11, 2012 | 1:46 am

Bernanke will absolutely implement QE3: Lundin

Brian Lundin says Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke will "absolutely" implement a third round of quantitative easing.

Marc Howe | September 11, 2012 | 12:41 am

Plans for a Second Mining School in India

As reported on the Times of India, a new school for mining will be built in one of the northeastern states of […]

Susanne Iberle | September 10, 2012 | 11:20 pm

Oscar Mayer pushes the bacon-backed dollar

Oscar Mayer is launching a novel new experiment in the use of bacon as a viable currency.

Marc Howe | September 10, 2012 | 11:07 pm

Summer at San Gold

Kourtney Kerelation provides a piquant account of her work experience at San Gold in verse form.

MINING.com Editor | September 10, 2012 | 9:42 pm

Unrest returns to South African gold mine

Labour unrest spread in South Africa on Monday when 15,000 workers stopped operations at a Gold Fields (JSE, NYSE, NASDAQ Dubai: GFI) mine while few workers reported for duty in the fourth week of a stoppage at Lonmin (LON:JSE) , the world’s third largest platinum mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 10, 2012 | 7:15 pm

Petra Diamonds selling non-core South African mines

London-listed Petra Diamonds shares were on the rise again Monday after the company revealed Friday it had started selling three of its non-core mines.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 10, 2012 | 4:33 pm

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