INFOGRAPHIC: A step-by-step on what is the Libor scandal
Accounting.net put together a handy graphic to explain what Libor is, what the scandal was about and how the rest of the economy felt the impact.
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Stans Energy up 10% after producing heavy REEs in Kyrgyzstan ahead of schedule
The company said 50kg of dysprosium with 99.9% purity was separated from resins remaining from past production runs at the former Soviet Union's number one rare earth plant.
China blocks WTO rare earths arbitration as US critical minerals bill goes to a vote
"Passage of this legislation is an important step toward recovering the 22,000 rare earth-related jobs the U.S. has lost since the 1980s.”
Is gold stuck in Bizzaro Land?
In the Seinfeld episode “The Bizarro Jerry,” Elaine meets a group of people who are complete opposites of Jerry, George, Kramer. The show provides a rather striking similarity to today’s Bizarro financial market.
Franco Nevada Corporation: a gold play for the long term
"This is a company with a business model that is extremely difficult to argue with. Franco Nevada has a diversified portfolio of high margin, cash flow producing assets principally in North America."
Bolivia seizes South American Silver’s assets
Bolivian President Evo Morales has nationalized the assets of Vancouver-based South American Silver, accusing the miner of causing a conflict that saw violence erupt among communities around the mining project it was developing there.
Rio and BHP near the top of most transparent companies list
Mining giants Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton came up tops in the 2012 report by an anti-corruption group which analyzed the 105 largest publicly listed companies across the world.
Pocket of strength: employment in the mining industry
Did you know that one of the industries that has seen the best job growth in the U.S. is mining?
Xstrata-Glencore merger to be decided Sep 7
Giant miner Xstrata has set Sep. 7 as the day for its shareholders to vote on the $26 billion takeover by Glencore, giving the commodities trader six weeks to reach an agreement on the conditions.
