December 3, 2012 IMF halts DRC loans due to lack of mining transparency An IMF representative said Monday the fund has halted $240 million in planned loans to the DRC for failing to publish mining contracts as requested.
December 3, 2012 Former mining minister in Kyrgyzstan arrested for embezzlement Kyrgyzstan is one of the world's worst mining jurisdictions
December 3, 2012 Gold Fields takes $1.5bn demerger loans Barclays, Credit Suisse and JP Morgan have underwritten a $1.5 billion package to back Gold Fields' demerger of two gold mines and refinance its existing debt.
December 3, 2012 Newmont Mining CEO to step down in March The company says, chief operating officer, Gary Goldberg will take over from Richard O'Brien from March 1, 2013.
December 3, 2012 Silver set for spectacular bear squeeze Money managers have slashed their short positions
December 3, 2012 Australian gold production dwindles Decline imputed to technical issues at bigger mines
December 3, 2012 Galane Gold Ltd. releases results from the Tekwane prospect that show significant gold mineralisation close to surface The Tekwane prospect is located approximately 11km away from the company's processing plant at the Mupane Mine, north of the Archaean Tati greenstone belt in Botswana.
December 3, 2012 De Beers: global diamond sales grew only 4% in 2012 India bought less than in 2011, while rate of growth in China was cut in half.
December 2, 2012 Thieves dressed as police steal 70 gold bars from Caribbean fishing boat Authorities said the stolen shipment worth around $13 million was legal and 'normal security protocol' was followed.
December 2, 2012 $20bn poured into gold projects in Chile by 2020 Top copper producer wants to replicate success in gold.
Hedge funds cut bullish gold wagers to lowest in 15 weeks Hedge funds and other large speculators reduced net-long positions by 23%. February 06, 2026 | 03:33 pm