October 17, 2013 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.
October 17, 2013 Nautilus Minerals to open second seafloor mine by 2017 As its flagship Solwara 1 project, the new one is also in located in Papua New Guinea’s Bismarck Sea.
October 17, 2013 PNG: The gold producing country nobody was talking about, until now PNG's gold industry contributes a higher proportion to the the country's economy than the sector does in any other major mining country in the world.
October 16, 2013 Is gold still a safe haven? Owning an asset that is no-one’s obligation and has no ties to the financial system would seem to be prudent at a time like this, so why hasn’t gold performed…
October 16, 2013 US is exceptional, it’s the largest debtor in the history of the world: Jim Rogers "This thing is going to end badly."
October 15, 2013 Coal to overtake oil as main source of energy by 2020 The two main coal consumers, China and India, are turning back to it because it is cheaper and more reliable than oil or renewable energy sources.
October 15, 2013 Rio Tinto restarts negotiations with Mongolia over Oyu Tolgoi Rio Tinto has tried to get approval from Mongolia for its financing proposal since last winter, but the government has not yet offered a direct reply.
October 14, 2013 Prices and protests: gold miners’ war on two fronts Gold has dropped over $500/oz and protest movements against gold miners around the world, with the help of social media, have become more prominent.
October 14, 2013 Turquoise Hill brings Oyu Tolgoi up to nameplate capacity Now processing 100,000 tonnes of ore per day.
China to rein in copper, alumina capacity expansion under next five-year plan The country's economic planner will tighten oversight of copper and alumina projects from 2026 to 2030 to curb irrational investment. December 26, 2025 | 04:10 am
