August 14, 2013

The great penny stock fraud

'Liquid Gold' is one of the fraudulent start-ups that raked in a total of $140 million.

August 14, 2013

Shanghai surprise

China now has four of the world’s ten biggest banks.

August 14, 2013

India restricts gold imports even further: bans coins, medallions

Only gold coins, medallions and dores with a special licence from the foreign trade office can be sold in India.

August 14, 2013

Study finds India holds vast reserves of diamonds

Geologists identified a 200,000 square km-area in India’s south that holds perfect conditions for diamond formation.

August 14, 2013

Rio Tinto cuts about 2,000 jobs at Oyu Tolgoi — report

Long-running dispute between the Mongolian government and Rio over the massive copper-gold mine continues to drag on.

August 13, 2013

The Shanghai fix: Chinese gold dealers manipulated prices for years

Five retailers were fined $1.63 million, equivalent to 1% of 2012 sales.

August 13, 2013

INFOGRAPHIC: Uranium – the metal of tomorrow

The past and future of uranium.

August 13, 2013

Gold down as India raises import tax to 10%

India also increased the import tax on silver to 10% from 6%

August 13, 2013

Fresh threats for Freeport’s Grasberg copper-gold mine in Indonesia

Output may be affected by a ban on unprocessed ore exports that takes effect in 2014.

August 13, 2013

Glencore Xstrata unit slashes funding for its Tampakan copper-gold project

The $5.9 billion Philippine project is considered one of the largest foreign direct investments in the South Asian country.