Oyu Tolgoi resumes copper shipments to China

Byron Wien also predicts a nuclear Iran in 2013 and a Shanghai surprise.

BHP obtained 144 exploration permits in the South American country in 2012

The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is requesting local people send in their opinions about the Blackwater project, New Gold Inc.’s proposed mine in British Columbia.

The FTSE 100 index rose 139 points to 6,037 points, the first time it has been above the 6,000 level in 17 months, with mining shares exceptionally high.

John Embry, chief investment strategist with Sprott Asset Management, believes silver prices will go "ballistic" as demand massively outpaces supply

Concerted campaign by the mining industry in collusion with Western Australia's Burke government thwarted efforts to give Aboriginal communities a greater say and share in resource development

Gold was worth $281 an ounce at the start of the millennium

The president of one of America's oldest precious bullion dealers says retail investors purchased gold and silver in unprecedented volumes during the Christmas holiday period

Financial woes of the West present "rare and historic opportunities" for the Middle Kingdom