December 5, 2016 World’s longest traffic jam points to Mongolia recovery Over 60 kilometers, they line up: truck after truck, after truck. Nearly every one of them is laden with coal.
December 2, 2016 EPA’s proposed financial responsibility rule for miners a ‘job killer’ — industry Norm aims at ensuring that hard-rock mining companies can pay the costs of cleaning up their mines, says EPA.
December 2, 2016 Cameroon involved in Central African ‘conflict diamonds’ trade — report Cameroon is allowing conflict diamonds from the Central African Republic to cross over its borders and into the legal supply chain due to poor controls, smuggling and corruption, a new…
December 2, 2016 China gold premiums soar amid import limits Just this week, bullion was sold in China at about $24 an ounce above the international price.
December 2, 2016 Gold price slump puts Barrick’s Super Pit deal with Minjar at risk The Chinese miner is also having a hard time trying to convince Western lenders of financing part of the deal.
December 2, 2016 Juniors crashed by gold slump The junior gold miners’ and explorers’ stocks have been crushed in recent months, collateral damage from enormous gold-futures selling.
December 2, 2016 Rodent bait from oil sands poisoning animals commonly trapped in Alberta Companies respond by banning rodent poison.
December 1, 2016 Gemfields postpones emerald auction over India’s ‘demonetization’ The auction of emeralds from the miner's Kagem operation in Zambia will now be in February.
December 1, 2016 Glencore to resume dividend in 2017 as debt reduction on track Soaring coal prices have helped Glencore, the world’s biggest provider of the thermal kind, straighten its balance sheet.
December 1, 2016 Taliban offer ‘security’ for copper, gas projects Armed group behind much of the violence over the past 15 years has offered to protect major Afghan government projects.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
