Precious metals sag before fiscal cliff talks
US leadership scheduled for talks this afternoon
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China’s share of global export market rises to over 11%
China gains despite global contraction
Strong performance from mining sector lends an edge to European stocks
STOXX 600 European basic resources index gains1.4% on signs that growth is picking up in China
Brits delve into commericalizing carbon super material
Graphene amongst the thinnest, lightest, strongest and most conductive substances
China unlikely to be ousted as world’s main gold producer
The nation’s gold output between January and October was of 323 tonnes, 11% more than in the same period last year.
Fire at Randgold mine in Ivory Coast impacts production
Gold miner Randgold Resources (NASDAQ:GOLD, LON:RRS)) cut its production guidance for its Tongon mine in Ivory Coast after a fire in the mill section of a plant.
To become a major minerals producer, Venezuela’s biggest challenge is itself
Venezuela has its eye on becoming a major minerals producer, though its capacity to do so is in question, according to Maplecroft's principal Latin America analyst James Lockhart-Smith.
Coal seam gas mining may risk ocean life: report
Groundwater leaks from shore into the ocean floor itself and experts are trying to figure out the implications of this for the supply of fresh water on land and aquatic life.
Rosenberg’s reasons to go for gold
Despite the recent drops in gold prices, David Rosenberg, the chief economist and strategist at Gluskin Sheff and former Chief North American Economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, is bullish about the precious metal.
