November 24, 2012

The red queen syndrome

All through human evolution we have been harnessing increasingly effective forms of energy. From human power to horse power, to wood, coal, natural gas and uranium what we’ve been doing…

November 23, 2012

Central bank: 95% of mined Philippines gold is smuggled out

After the government started enforcing a 7% tax on precious metals, most small-scale producers started selling to smugglers.

November 22, 2012

Robert Friedland joins Rothschild-Bakrie fight over Indonesia coal mines

Nat Rothschild is roping in mining legend Robert Friedland to wrest control of London-listed Bumi from Indonesia's Bakrie dynasty.

November 22, 2012

Chinese rare earth domination shakes up regional trade ties

Japan turns to Kazakhstan for rare earth supplies

November 21, 2012

Chinese gang caught selling fake gold jewellery to Shanghai pawn shops

Members of a Chinese band that sold silver jewellery covered in a thin layer of gold in Shanghai, causing eight local pawn shops lose about $4.2 billion, were charged Wednesday…

November 20, 2012

India’s exports of polished diamonds dive

Net polished exports plunge as net rough imports surge

November 20, 2012

Radioactive fish found in Fukushima’s waters

Nuclear meltdown afflicts aquatic fauna

November 19, 2012

Rio Tinto buffing diamond float to take on De Beers

The world's number two miner wants "much more" than the $500m BHP got for Ekati by listing a new entity in London.

November 19, 2012

India to auction 54 coal mines

Only three days after India’s auction for the 2G telecom spectrum ended in a fiasco with no bids, the South East Asian country is now talking about selling 54 coal…

November 18, 2012

IMAGE GALLERY: Centerra fights off nationalization in Kyrgyzstan

Will nationalization be a self-perpetuating cycle?