Coal ash heaps safe haven for endangered bees: study
Some endangered species, including insects that had been presumed extinct, were found thriving in the ash heaps at coal-fired power plants.
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Gold slips under $1,377 in wake of Bernanke, Fed’s minutes
Increasing fears that the Fed is planning to halt bond-buying scheme dent gold's appeal.
Australia coal industry threatened by major strike
Five unions representing Australian coal terminal employees are going on a strike at 6:30 a.m. Sydney time Friday.
Freeport’s Indonesian miners end strike, Aussies told to avoid travelling there
Workers at Freeport’s Grasberg mine ended strike, but Australian government tell citizen to avoid travelling to the area where the mine is located.
Gold coins a safer, more valuable investment: CME Group
CEO Terrence Duffy says the current market situation is pushing people to invest on “tangible, real” gold.
Glencore Xstrata up on first day of trading after merger
The newly combined company’s stock price rose over 4%
Guatemala declares state of emergency over anti-mining riots
Protesters are up in arms against Tahoe Resources' Escobal flagship project.
World’s most valuable gold miner Goldcorp posts sharp profit drop
But it said it has developed a “contingency plan” to defer capital spending if conditions in the gold market require it.
More than 60 Sudanese gold miners killed in well collapse
Gold has become a key commodity for Sudan since the oil-rich south seceded nearly two years ago.
Italy should use gold-backed bonds as an alternative to austerity: WGC
The strategy would be a more remedial answer for countries facing financial challenges than outright gold reserve sales, says the organization.
Deal ends decades-long dispute over Taseko mine in B.C.
Historical deal resolves a complex, long-standing conflict over the New Prosperity mineral tenures.