September 6, 2013 Brazilian regulator launches new probe into Batista CVM is is investigating whether Batista and five other executives of the petroleum firm broke market rules regulating the disclosure of information.
September 6, 2013 The 10 biggest mining deals of 2012 Xstrata couldn't save 2012 from having the lowest number of mining industry transactions since 2005.
September 5, 2013 INFOGRAPHIC: Proven gold reserves around the globe World total of 52,000 metric tons.
September 5, 2013 Venezuelan oil survey digs up prehistoric animals Findings include a bus-sized crocodile and a three-meter pelican.
September 5, 2013 Global mining deals down 74% and not much hope for 2014 PwC said the statistics reflected a shift by miners from buyers to sellers.
September 4, 2013 Gold nanotech patents are skyrocketing "To me it’s one of the best things that’s happened in my medical practice. It’s rare to see something that works so dramatically."
September 4, 2013 Uruguay approves new mining law, opens reserves to foreign firms It opens up the country's deposits of iron ore estimated in 2,500 million tons. If mined, Uruguay couldbecome world’s eighth largest iron ore producer.
September 4, 2013 Top miners to spend $244b in the next two years BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto seem to believe the recovery has began.
September 3, 2013 Industrial production, business confidence picking up in advanced economies: OECD Though global growth is likely to remain sluggish for a while.
September 3, 2013 Off to the races The exhaustion of short-sellers paired with insatiable global physical demand has positioned gold for an exciting conclusion to a volatile year.
Sundance Resources loses arbitration over Congo iron ore permit revocation Congo's government revoked Sundance subsidiary Congo Iron's permit in December 2020 and awarded it to Sangha Mining Development. January 26, 2026 | 11:05 am