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Upside for gold continues due to mindless monetary policies: Eveillard

Storied value investor Jean-Marie Eveillard says that the upside for gold will continue as long as the monetary polices of the world's central banks remain "mindless."

Marc Howe | September 21, 2012 | 1:56 am

China to exploit global warming for Arctic mineral riches

Cash-flush China is intent on seizing its share of the oil and mineral bounty made available by the melting of the Arctic ice cap.

Marc Howe | September 21, 2012 | 1:04 am

Taseko up 5% as investors bet Prosperity will be OK’d this time

Initial exploration activity in the vicinity of the Prosperity deposit date back to the early 1930s.

Frik Els | September 20, 2012 | 11:20 pm

South Africa union fears ‘jobs bloodbath’ after Lonmin precedent

A bad choice of words.

Frik Els | September 20, 2012 | 5:53 pm

One dead in clash near Barrick Peru mine, operations halted

Canada's Barrick Gold has temporarily suspended operations at its Pierina mine in Northern Peru after violence between a nearby community and police left one person dead and four seriously injured.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 20, 2012 | 5:07 pm

Freeport asked to up Indonesian royalties to 10%

Freeport currently pays 3.5% for mining copper in Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy, and 1% for gold.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 20, 2012 | 3:54 pm

Once again Canada leads worldwide mining M&A

Takeovers and mergers in the global mining sector has slowed radically this year as a result of lower commodity prices, but Canadian companies continue leading worldwide mergers and acquisitions.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 20, 2012 | 3:16 pm

Brazil a step closer to fully mining the Amazon

A controversial project to mine Brazil's vast indigenous territories in the Amazon, to be presented at the South American country’s Congress in October, has revived a long-dragged confrontation among authorities, environmentalists and local communities.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 20, 2012 | 10:17 am

Nautilus Minerals plumbs new depths, comes up smelling of roses

Nautilus Minerals shot up 9.5% on Wednesday as investors digested the maiden mineral resource estimate for the company's polymetallic nodule project in 4-6km deep water in the central Pacific Ocean.

Frik Els | September 19, 2012 | 10:49 pm

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