February 13, 2012 Living under the gold standard was not the good ol’ days Keepers of the influential blog Econbrowser revisited some reasons why a return to the gold standard might not be a good idea after presidential aspirant, New Gingrich, said last week…
February 12, 2012 Greece passes austerity package despite widespread protests; gold mostly flat Greek Parliament voted 200 for and 74 against to pass tough austerity measures in return for a bailout and keep Greece in the Euro.
February 12, 2012 Chinese miner buys a $25 million stake in Malaysian iron ore mines Chinese miner, Prosperity Minerals (PMHL.L), announced on Monday a US$25 million investment in Malaysian iron ore mines.
February 12, 2012 Rio Tinto loses appeal on worker agreements Mining giant Rio Tinto has lost a bid to appeal to the High Court over an employment agreement with its Pilbara iron […]
February 12, 2012 Sudan central bank boosts dollar supply after gold sale African country hit hard after losing three-quarters of oil production
February 12, 2012 Proposed silver mine concerns Mid-Western residents Opponents of a proposed silver mine say a number of Mid-Western communities will be affected by the development. The Lue Action Group says more than 95 people attended its first…
February 12, 2012 58 new recruits for Xstrata Training for the apprenticeship program is delivered at the Xstrata Skills Centre, and, along with on the job training, apprentices are also required to attend allocated blocks of study at…
February 12, 2012 CIDA, Barrick Gold, new partners in development - 12:50 PM 7 Reads By Dennis Gruending http://www.dennisgruending.ca/2012/02/cida-barrick-gold-new-partners-in-development/February 2, 2012 Bev Oda, CIDA ministerWhen she shut down the 35-year relationship between the ecumenical group KAIROS and the...
February 12, 2012 Labour-saving robotic packhorse is also a nightmare Resembling a headless horse with two inward legs, a robotic transport system named AlphaDog is expected to be complete this year.
February 12, 2012 BHP Billiton not ruling out production cutbacks GLOBAL mining giant BHP Billiton yesterday warned that it could scale back production at unprofitable operations as commodity prices softened due to economic uncertainty. But BHP chief Marius Kloppers said…
BNP backs gold price to hit $6,000 as rally ‘makes sense’ The gold-silver ratio, while still lower than its two-year average in the 80s, has bounced back, said Wilson, BNP’s director of commodities strategy. February 10, 2026 | 03:14 pm
