Simandou railway will uproot 10,000 people
Rio Tinto's $20 billion Simandou project in Guinea calls for a 670km railway across the West African nation that will displace thousands.
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See Geosense at the MENA Mining Show 2013, October 28-29, and see the latest in field spectrometers and spectroradiometers for mining.
Field spectroscopy is an important tool for mining exploration.
Central banks are unwise to sell their gold: ECB president Mario Draghi
Central bank gold provides fairly good protection against fluctuations of the dollar and risk diversification.
Mad scramble for gold stocks
Investors believing gold shares have been oversold were piling back into the sector affording some counters double digit gains.
Suppliers keep hurting: Outotec axes 500 jobs, Metso warns of big fall in full-year sales
Slow-moving global economy continues to make miners be frugal with spending.
TransCanada says pipeline may have ruptured
Natural gas pipeline serves northern Alberta's oil sands.
Zimbabwe’s $2bn diamond revenue nowhere to be found
So far, no legal action has been taken against people allegedly involved in diamond-related corruption.
The worst is not over: Gold to hit four-year low, forecasters say
Precious metals analysts predict gold will hit average of $1,175.
CAUGHT SHORT: Gold price spikes $40 higher in huge volumes
Gold price jumps 3% as some are caught short of the metal after Washington deal "just postpones the whole mess 3-4 months".
