October 8, 2013 INFOGRAPHIC: China’s tighter grip on gold Charting China's growing economic power and its firmer embrace of gold.
October 7, 2013 Mongolia passes mining-friendly law, but 106 licences remain in limbo 106 explorers in Mongolia have become collateral damage in a criminal case against former government officials.
October 7, 2013 Opponents to Centerra’s Kumtor gold mine in Kyrgyzstan take governor hostage He was held in a car for about seven hours, while growing rumours said he had been drenched in gasoline and was being threatened with matches.
October 7, 2013 China to shut down four coal-fired power plants Will replace them with natural gas plants.
October 4, 2013 How India’s war on gold backfired Despite sky-high taxes and other punitive measures Indian gold demand will achieve a record 1,000 tonnes this year.
October 4, 2013 Done deal: Rio sells mothballed Blair Athol coal mine to Linc Energy Acquisition comes a day after Linc said it wants to get de-listed from the Australian market to re-list it in Singapore, in hopes of luring Asian investors.
October 4, 2013 Malaysia to tap ‘latent demand’ with gold futures offering "In Malaysia, gold is a highly desirable commodity from a cultural standpoint."
October 3, 2013 Don Coxe: China, Japan and Chekhov’s gun – Where does fracking fit in? Don Coxe says that the fracked oil and gas boom has saved the U.S. from endless recession and explains why he remains bullish on China and Japan as sources of…
October 3, 2013 Nautilus gets the green light to mine under water, will receive $118 million in compensation The miner's shares were up almost 32% at 10:45 ET in Toronto after the announcement.
October 3, 2013 Asian gold fever hits Thailand Central Bank and analysts fear foreign exchange speculation is behind the sudden and steep gold demand increase.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am