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.

August 13, 2013

Enough already, look to buy Newmont, Barrick, Iamgold and Freeport: Marc Faber

"The S&P 500 is up only 10% since October 2007 while gold is still up 75% over the same period of time."

August 12, 2013

Indian gold purchasing spree continues

Imports increase in July.

August 10, 2013

Fourteen dead after Indian coal mine collapses

Illegal mining operation to blame.

August 10, 2013

Mongolians could have a stake in one of world’s largest copper mines

Country's government may soon convert its shares in Rio Tinto’s $6.6 billion Oyu Tolgoi mine into a public company.

August 9, 2013

Got vault? – Gold Miners weekly recap

The recent construction and leasing of massive vaults in major Asian financial centres is just one more piece of evidence that physical gold is in high demand and flowing from…

August 9, 2013

Lawsuits against Goldman, JPMorgan, Glencore Xstrata pile up

Cases against big banks to expose role played by the London Metal Exchange, say experts.

August 9, 2013

China growing uneasy over Greenland’s rare earth ambitions

China's REE industry has never had to face any real contenders, until now.

August 9, 2013

NASA gets serious about asteroid mining in new mission

"The mission will develop important technologies for asteroid exploration that will benefit anyone interested in exploring or mining asteroids, whether it's NASA or a private company."