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Juniors place Mexico among top gold-producers

Relatively high gold prices during 2012 compelled companies to start mining more aggressively in the challenging terrain of the Guerrero Gold Belt (GGB), an emerging gold mining district in Mexico.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 30, 2012 | 3:41 pm

Egypt to boost mining in 2013, but first will ‘reconsider’ current licenses

The new authorities are considering offering a number of international bids for mineral exploration, particularly for gold.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 29, 2012 | 10:32 pm

The top 10 most bizarre uses for gold

We all know that gold is not always used for monetary purposes or in jewellery. What most of us may have never imaged, however, is to find gold in one of the following quite unusual products launched this year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 29, 2012 | 5:13 pm

Curacao police arrest 7 in $11.5 million gold bar heist

Police in the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao arrested seven suspects in connection with the recent heist of 70 gold bars worth an estimated $11.5 million.

Associated Press | December 29, 2012 | 4:06 pm

Greenland can, but doesn’t want to, be globe’s new top rare earth producer

Greenland’s treasure trove of rare earth metals, the largest deposit outside of China, cannot be mined because the elements are connected to restricted radioactive materials.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 29, 2012 | 10:00 am

Readers’ golden nuggets focused on gold, resources and overcoming negativity

The past few days I’ve been counting down the most popular commentaries over the past year. China, commodities and bond fund popularity were big hits; so were the Surprises in Gasoline, Oil and Resources Stock Prices. Here are the top four.

Frank Holmes - U.S. Global Investors | December 29, 2012 | 2:58 am