Amazon’s mining treasure at stake as Bolsonaro leads Brazil vote

The value of Canadian mining and metals deals dropped a dramatic 43% for the first nine months of 2012, revealed Wednesday the latest report by Ernst & Young.

The World Gold Council (WGC) expects India’s total demand for the yellow shiny metal in 2012 to be nearly 19% lower in 2012 than last year, mainly due to low consumption during first two quarters.

Mining and metals companies saw expenditures reach over $140 billion in 2012, but a study published Wednesday by consultants at Accenture (NYSE: ACN) indicates the sum could have been considerably lower.

Company closes at 50 cents on Tuesday

Canada’s Barrick Gold (NYSE, TSX: ABX) will invest about $2 billion in Argentina next year mainly to advance construction at its massive Pascua-Lama gold-silver project, straddling the border with Chile.

The precious metal's prospects will rise on its indispensable role in renewable energies

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While the world concerns itself with the Syrian civil war and the dangers it poses for the already disturbed Middle East, little notice is taken of the conflicts affecting Africa, probably the single most complex region of the world and arguably its most troubled, warned Tuesday the Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG).

Driven by several recent Discovery Channel shows dedicated to prospecting and steady gold prices of $1,600 and up per ounce, weekend placers —how they like calling themselves— have been recently wading into the state of Colorado's streams in numbers not seen before.