March 21, 2013

Being ‘good looking’ will land you a mining job in Indonesia

An Indonesia-based coal miner posted an ad asking for “good looking” single females under 25.

March 20, 2013

Political infighting may be behind latest Oyu Tolgoi delay

Mongolian state representative on Oyu Tolgoi board may be jockeying for position ahead of presidential elections.

March 20, 2013

Gold investors deaf to Fed stimulus talk as India joins ETF sell-off

Ben Bernanke stays on path to $4 trillion, but gold attracts no inflation-hedge buying.

March 20, 2013

Mosaic invests $1bn in Saudi venture

The deal is the biggest-ever overseas venture for the fertilizer company.

March 17, 2013

Alberta government steps up marketing campaign to sway Americans on Keystone XL

With the long awaited Keystone XL decision looming, the Alberta government took out a $30,000 ad in the New York Times to appeal to Americans.

March 17, 2013

Fresh warnings of eventual financial system collapse

Paul Craig Roberts and Eric Sprott say the current financial system is headed for ruin.

March 17, 2013

Experts survey sees gold moving up next week

For the first time in over a month, a majority of analysts see gold prices up in the coming week.

March 15, 2013

160-year study of real commodity prices sees beginning of the end of the supercycle

For those with a very long time horizon, the news is good though.

March 15, 2013

Ten banks to back up Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi: report

The mine is currently operating under a temporary month-to-month budget from Rio's coffers

March 14, 2013

Oyu Tolgoi: Mongolia tosses ball into Rio’s court

Mongolia wants six issues resolved before agreeing on construction funding.