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Gold ad from 1973 shows the economy has long been on the verge of collapse

The more things change, the more they stay the same

Marc Howe | December 28, 2012 | 1:20 am

Precious metals sag before fiscal cliff talks

US leadership scheduled for talks this afternoon

Michael Allan McCrae | December 28, 2012 | 1:03 am

Strong performance from mining sector lends an edge to European stocks

STOXX 600 European basic resources index gains1.4% on signs that growth is picking up in China

Marc Howe | December 28, 2012 | 12:11 am

China unlikely to be ousted as world’s main gold producer

The nation’s gold output between January and October was of 323 tonnes, 11% more than in the same period last year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 27, 2012 | 6:59 pm

Fire at Randgold mine in Ivory Coast impacts production

Gold miner Randgold Resources (NASDAQ:GOLD, LON:RRS)) cut its production guidance for its Tongon mine in Ivory Coast after a fire in the mill section of a plant.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 27, 2012 | 6:12 pm

To become a major minerals producer, Venezuela’s biggest challenge is itself

Venezuela has its eye on becoming a major minerals producer, though its capacity to do so is in question, according to Maplecroft's principal Latin America analyst James Lockhart-Smith.

Business News Americas | December 27, 2012 | 6:00 pm

Rosenberg’s reasons to go for gold

Despite the recent drops in gold prices, David Rosenberg, the chief economist and strategist at Gluskin Sheff and former Chief North American Economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, is bullish about the precious metal.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 27, 2012 | 4:56 pm

Will Papua New Guinea’s safest city survive the closure of Ok Tedi mine?

The mining town of Tabubil, in Papua New Guinea, is facing the closure of the nearby Ok Tedi copper mine, an operation that currently employs nearly 2,000 people, most of them locals.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 27, 2012 | 2:21 pm

China and Japan could clash in 2013

Leading international relations expert says open warfare could break out between China and Japan next year

Marc Howe | December 27, 2012 | 3:20 am

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