November 13, 2012

Renewables surpass coal by 2035, says IEA

As long as subsidies stay intact

November 13, 2012

Chinese investors’ hunger for gold declines – ICBC

The bank says trading enthusiasm for bullion has eased from the scorching rate of the last few years as investors have become wary of the price volatility.

November 12, 2012

Fatal earthquake collapses gold mine in northern Myanmar

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit northern Myanmar on Sunday, collapsing a gold mine, a bridge, damaging several old Buddhist pagodas and leaving as many as 12 people feared dead.

November 10, 2012

SEC rules against resource firms over Dodd-Frank

Oil, gas and mining companies' request to have transparency rules put on hold under 2010 financial reform act has been rejected.

November 10, 2012

GFMS expects China gold demand to grow 1% to 860 metric tons in 2012

Philip Klapwijk, an executive of Precious Metals Consultancy GFMS Ltd., said on November 8 that China's gold demand will increase 1% to about 860 metric tons in 2012, which will…

November 10, 2012

Real Gold Mining’s Shirengou gold mine suspends production between end of October 2012 and beginning of February 2013

Real Gold Mining announced on November 9 that the Songshan District government in Inner Mongolia, China, will upgrade 10 kilovolt main electricity supply cables in the district between the end…

November 10, 2012

Zhongrun fails to acquire Australia-based Noble

Zhongrun Fails to Acquire Australia-Based Noble.

November 9, 2012

Canada may change entire temporary foreign worker program over Chinese miners controversy

Accusations of Chinese miners being dubiously brought into the Canadian province of British Columbia to work in coal mines has prompted the federal government not only to investigate the issue,…

November 9, 2012

South African report highlights Chinese labor abuses in the Sub-Sahara

A new report by Johannesburg-based South Africa Resource Watch (SARW) claims that China is exploiting cheap labor in the sub-Saharan nation and subjecting employees in the mining industry to harsh…

November 9, 2012

Mitsubishi’s $6.7 billion Oakajee project scuppered by costs blowout and Chinese demurral

Mitsubishi's AUD$6.7 billion Oakajee port and rail project in Western Australia has been put on hold as the company cuts costs in the face of adverse economic conditions and struggles…