December 19, 2012 Japan to subsidize underwater rare earth venture Tokyo’s new governor, Naoki Inose, announced the city would subsidize companies joining a project to mine rare earth elements from the seabed off Minami-Torishima Island, to the southeast of Tokyo.
December 19, 2012 Goa iron ore leases to be scrapped as directed by supreme court panel A panel appointed by the Supreme Court has recommended scrapping 42 iron ore mining leases in Goa until mining companies submit plans to deal with the environmental impact and legal…
December 19, 2012 Japanese pension funds break with tradition by turning to gold Shinzo Abe's demand for "unlimited easing measures" from central bank justifies shift into precious metal
December 18, 2012 Coal to challenge oil as main source of energy by 2017 Coal is likely to overtake oil as the world's main source of energy in the next five years, with potentially devastating effects in the environment, says the International Energy Agency…
December 18, 2012 Gold and silver today- higher as Asian demand remains solid Gold breached $1700 overnight before settling back just below this level ahead of U.S. opening, but fundamentals - particularly with solid Asian demand - remain positive.
December 17, 2012 Afghanistan faces airborne gold exodus Bullion sent via commercial plane flights to the money-laundering center of Dubai
December 17, 2012 First Quantum seeks to create world’s biggest copper producer with hostile Inmet bid Inmet shareholders approached directly with sweetened deal
December 16, 2012 INFOGRAPHIC: Stunning growth in the developing world’s new millionaires Brazil and China lead the pack
December 16, 2012 Uranium set to receive boost from Japanese election outcome Japanese nuclear power shares surge following LDP victory
December 15, 2012 World’s biggest, savviest investors to crowd gold and silver markets says Sprott founding chairman "The most massive and most intelligent pools of capital on the planet are now looking to crowd into the gold and silver space."
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
