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.
October 2, 2013 Tiny fossilized primate discovered in Thai coal mine Palaeontologists unearth 35-million year-old half-pound primate.
October 2, 2013 Rio Tinto to sell closed Blair Athol coal mine Talks with Linc Energy Ltd are said to be at an advanced stage and an agreement may be announced as soon as tomorrow.
Tests confirm battery grade cobalt sulphate at NICO project in Northwest Territories The company says its flagship NICO deposit contains 12% of global bismuth reserves as well as 1.1 million in-situ ounces of gold. January 21, 2026 | 02:55 pm
