October 30, 2012 Mounties turn to ‘diamond cop’ to deal with smuggling of gemstones and drug dealers’ treasures troves The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have appointed a special "diamond cop" to combat the smuggling of gemstones and precious metals as the illegal trade flourishes on the back of…
October 30, 2012 Yuan’s rise to historic highs could lend impetus to China’s overseas buying spree The Chinese yuan hit historic highs against the US dollar on the inter-bank spot market on Monday, rising to RMB6.2371 per dollar […]
October 30, 2012 Central bank gold is not in the vaults: Embry Precious metals investment strategist John Embry says the physical gold in the vaults of central banks falls far short of what they […]
October 29, 2012 Number of High Risk Suppliers, Including Counterfeiters, Surges by More than 60 Percent from 2002 to 2011 Growing trend highlights the need for members of all tiers of the supply chain to implement tighter supplier-monitoring and procurement procedures
October 29, 2012 Fluor to Provide Engineering Services on MacKay River Oil Sands Project in Northern Alberta It will provide Suncor Energy front-end project management and engineering services on the energy company’s MacKay River Phase 2 oil sands project near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada.
October 29, 2012 Xstrata shareholders caught in ‘prisoner’s dilemma’ Could Anglo or Vale free them? Even shareholders choking on $200 million of management bonuses, may have to okay the compensation if they want the deal to go ahead. But Xstrata may have other options beside…
October 29, 2012 Russia nearly doubles 9M 2012 copper exports Exports of refined copper from Russia increased by 93.5% YoY in January-September 2012 to 204,900 metric tons, the Ministry of Economic Development has reported.
October 29, 2012 Xstrata, Glencore shareholders to vote on merger on November 20 On November 20, 2012 Glencore and Xstrata shareholders will attend a meeting, where they will vote on the merger of both companies. The transaction is valued at USD 37 billion.
October 29, 2012 Anglo American Platinum offers bonus to bring back miners South Africa’s Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), the world’s largest platinum producer, has offered to reinstate 12,000 miners fired in early October for illegally striking and pay them a $230) “hardship…
October 29, 2012 Russian ship with 700 tonnes gold ore missing The ship with a 9-member crew sent a distress call on Sunday from the Sea of Okhotsk off Russia's Pacific Coast.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
