November 6, 2012 Canadian Lucara Diamond finds rare blue stone in Botswana Canada's Lucara Diamond Corp. (TSX:LUC) said it recovered a 9.46-carat rare type II blue diamond from its Karowe mine in Botswana.
November 6, 2012 Molycorp sues contractor for over $45 million Molycorp Inc. (NYSE:MCP), one of the only non-Chinese producers of rare earths, has sued the engineering company responsible for designing the chemical processes at its troubled Project Phoenix for over…
November 6, 2012 Russian government allows foreign investors to develop strategic gold and precious metals minefields The Russian government is considering allowing foreign investors to develop strategic gold and precious metals minefields, through the adoption of amendments on the currently existing federal law “On Subsoils”, which…
November 6, 2012 Anti-mining advocate arrested in Philippines over Facebook posting A 62 year-old woman was arrested in the Philippines for promoting an upcoming demonstration opposing magnetite mining back in 2011.
November 6, 2012 Canada to supply India with nuclear energy After two years fine-tuning details of their nuclear cooperation agreement, Canada and India have finally reached consensus and the countries representatives announced Tuesday a deal that will see Canadian companies…
November 6, 2012 Australia tries rescuing Rio Tinto’s aluminum operations Australia’s federal government has agreed to back the construction of a proposed gas pipeline to supply Rio Tinto’s (LON, ASX:RIO) struggling Gove aluminum operations in the country’s Northern Territory.
November 6, 2012 Report raises questions about central bank gold holdings Gold held in the vaults of key central banks around the globe may not have been accurately recorded. A report issued last month in Germany has brought this issues to…
November 6, 2012 WTO to decide on China-EU solar power dispute The ongoing battle over renewable energy between China and the European Union got a lot worse Monday, after Beijing filed a complaint to the World Trade Organization charging the EU…
November 6, 2012 Obama victory would be bullish for gold: Coxe Donald Coxe says an Obama victory in the US presidential election would give bullish impetus to gold prices.
November 6, 2012 INFOGRAPHIC: Gas prices under Democrat and Republican administrations over the past century A nifty new infographic compiled and designed by I DRIVE SAFELY provides a succinct visual summary of shifts in gas prices over the past hundred years under Democrat and Republican…
New York copper price surges again, Shanghai sets record Copper jumped by more than 5% to the highest level since the short squeeze in July. December 26, 2025 | 12:18 pm
