July 17, 2013

Mongolia still has ’22 points of dispute’ with Rio Tinto over Oyu Tolgoi

The 2009 investment agreement remains contentious.

July 16, 2013

The year of suffering: the big five gold stocks in 2013

A look at the top five producers from 2012.

July 15, 2013

Indian obsession with gold: All that glitters is not always good

When it comes to India’s gold consumption, there is not a single rational theory that seems to work.

July 15, 2013

China’s economy on track for slowest growth in 23 years

"Manufacturers will continue to hurt and construction will slow unless the government steps up."

July 13, 2013

Filipino mining executives gunned down

A teenager was also wounded.

July 12, 2013

The nuclear industry: everything is terrible

"Of 66 nuke plants now 'under construction': 9 have been for >20 yrs, 4 for >10 yrs, 45 have no start-up date, 23 have construction delays."

July 12, 2013

Government slashes tax refund rate for India’s silver jewellery exporters

After assurances that jewellery exporters would get their regular supply of gold and silver, the Indian government has cut duty drawback rates on silver.

July 12, 2013

INFOGRAPHIC: Comparing COMEX and the Shanghai Gold Exchange

The COMEX dwarfs the SGE measured in volume

July 11, 2013

Robert Friedland celebrates Oyu Tolgoi shipments

"It was almost exactly 12 years ago that Ivanhoe Mines announced the first of a series of five world-class mineral discoveries at Oyu Tolgoi."

July 10, 2013

The Asian giant stampeding into gold

As the West flees the precious metal, another set of gold buyers has come forward with the aim to preserve wealth.