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."

December 14, 2012

Centerra’s Kumtor project receives environmental claims from Kyrgyz authorities

Centerra Gold announces that it has received five claims from the State Inspectorate Office for environmental and technical safety relating to alleged environmental damages at the Kumtor Project.

December 14, 2012

INFOGRAPHIC: On the differences between white gemstones

This new infographic provides an enlightening comparison.

December 13, 2012

Bumi spurns Rothschild’s proposal in business clash with Bakries

Embattled Indonesian miner Bumi has decided to toss its lot in with the prominent Sumatran business dynasty

December 12, 2012

Xstrata puts off $5.9bn mine in Philippines until 2019

Swiss miner Xstrata (LON:XTA) is delaying the commercial production of its $5.9 billion Tampakan copper-gold project in the Philippines to 2019, Sagittarius Mines Inc, the firm's local unit, said Wednesday.

December 12, 2012

Ancient plant dye used to make eco-friendly biomass batteries

Ancient plant dye acts as outstanding organic electrode