February 10, 2014 Gold, Silver futures head for longest rally since August Gold and silver futures headed for the longest rallies since August as economic concerns boosted demand for the metals as alternative investments.
February 10, 2014 NASA begins accepting applications from privates to mine the Moon Space Agency in search of potential business partners as US government denies further funding.
February 10, 2014 Marange may not be the world’s largest diamond producer for much longer Marange is currently ranked the largest diamond producing deposit on earth, but its days seem to be counted.
February 10, 2014 Body of missing Harmony Gold miner found After a seismic event triggered a fall of ground and fire at the Doornkop mine.
February 10, 2014 AngloGold Ashanti selling its Namibian division for $110 million The miner is also said to be ready to shut down operations at its Obuasi gold mine, in Ghana, for up to two years.
February 10, 2014 Papua New Guinea’s Ok Tedi copper, gold mine handed over to locals The forced transfer of US$5.5 million in assets comes after the PNG Government's took over the mine in 2013 and nationalized it.
February 10, 2014 Gold miners to slash reserves as price drop forces revision After years of costly mistakes, the new chief executives of Barrick Gold Corp. and Kinross Gold Corp. have ushered in an era of austerity in the precious metal sector.
February 10, 2014 Colombia’s coal output down 4% in 2013 due to strikes, rebel attacks Coal shipments now account for 12% of the country's total exports, second to oil, and on top of the nation’s better known exports, such as coffee and bananas.
February 10, 2014 Australian mining tycoon tries, and fails, to keep mining companies off his land A Western Australian court has shut down Forrest's bid to stop a company from sand mining on his family's cattle station.
February 9, 2014 2014 forecasts not looking good for copper producers Every number that comes out of China lately is worse than the time before, says Bloomberg Industries’ Kenneth Hoffman.
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