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Tibetan nomads clash with gold miners over sacred mountain

Tibetan nomads in China's vast inland province of Qinghai have clashed with Chinese gold miners in attempts to defend a mountain considered sacred by local religious beliefs.

Marc Howe | August 31, 2012 | 12:42 am

Conga remains key for Newmont

Newmont Mining's (NYSE:NEM) $4.8 billion copper-gold project in Cajamarca Peru remains as one of the company’s priorities, but further development will be done on a very measured basis, told MINING.com the company’s head of communications, Omar Jabara.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 30, 2012 | 4:10 pm

Expectation over Friday’s Jackson Hole Fed speech puts bullion on hold

An awaited speech by Federal Reserve’s chairman Ben Bernanke at a central bankers' symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, tomorrow, has investors wondering whether the institution will embark on another asset buying programme, known as quantitative easing.

MINING.com Editor | August 30, 2012 | 2:38 pm

World’s richest woman proposes minimum wage reduction for envious and lazy

Mining tycoon Gina Rinehart has triggered a squall of controversy in Australia by issuing a call for the minimum wage to be reduced and accusing those jealous of her immense wealth of being lazy.

Marc Howe | August 30, 2012 | 3:27 am

Barrick Gold caught up in Canadian political controversy

Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX) has found itself at the centre of a Canadian political controversy following its failure to properly report three separate lobbying discussions with Nigel Wright, Prime Minister Stephen Harper's chief of staff.

Marc Howe | August 30, 2012 | 1:58 am

Australia pushes for expansion into African mining

Australia's political and business leaders signaled their emphatic support for the country's increased involvement in the African mining sector at a conference in Perth on Thursday.

Marc Howe | August 30, 2012 | 1:21 am

I hope the Republicans do take us back to the gold standard

Gold enthusiasts and flat earthers are not the same.

Peter Schiff - Euro Pacific Precious Metals | August 29, 2012 | 11:05 pm

Condor Gold surges on latest drilling results

Shares of London-based Condor Gold (LON:CNR) went up almost 11% Wednesday, closing at 125 pounds, as it revealed final results from its latest drilling programme at its 100% owned La India gold project in Nicaragua, Central America.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | August 29, 2012 | 5:11 pm

Gran Colombia gold announces additional purchases of shares by managers directors

Canadian Gran Colombia Gold Corp. (TSX:GCM), the largest underground gold and silver producer in the South American country, announced that senior managers and members of the board of directors have purchased a combined 380,000 common shares of the company.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 29, 2012 | 4:08 pm

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