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Oyu Tolgoi ready to lift the curtain, but someone has to turn on the lights

Rio Tinto’s flagship $5.2 billion copper-gold Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia near the Chinese border – one of the biggest mining projects in the world – is practically ready to go, except for one “detail”: it needs power supply to kick-start operations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 21, 2012 | 1:57 pm

Tahoe reports civil unrest from outsiders at its Guatemala’s Escobal silver mine

Vancouver-based Tahoe Resources Inc. said Wednesday construction activities on the power line for the Escobal silver project in Guatemala were disrupted by a mob intent on forcing the company to end construction.

MINING.com Editor | September 19, 2012 | 2:28 pm

Chile and Peru join forces to bring back foreign mining investment

They don’t often see eye-to-eye, but representatives of the Chilean and Peruvian governments have agreed to work together to attract declining investment to their copper mining sectors, and also increase their respective production.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 19, 2012 | 1:33 pm

Silver ponzi scheme fleeces investors of $65 million

A silver ponzi scheme run out of South Carolina fleeced precious metals investors of USD$65 million over a three year period.

Marc Howe | September 19, 2012 | 1:38 am

Silver to blow through triple digits, gold to hit $10,000: Leeb

Storied money manager Stephen Leeb says silver is set to blast through the $100 threshold and gold will reach $10,000 due to rabid money printing by indebted governments.

Marc Howe | September 18, 2012 | 10:53 pm

Endeavour Silver soars after Bolanitos mine drill results

Shares of Endeavour Silver Corp. (TSX:EDR)(NYSE:EXK) were up almost 2% at $9.87 Tuesday after it announced drill results from its Bolanitos mine in Guanajuato State, Mexico.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 18, 2012 | 6:45 pm

Silvercorp shares down on police probe

A strong run-up in Vancouver-based Silvercorp's stock came to a halt on Monday.

Frik Els | September 17, 2012 | 5:30 pm

If you’re herding animals near Oyu Tolgoi the NY Times wanna talk to you

Clearly if you work for the mainstream media there is only one way to approach a story like Oyu Tolgoi, Turquoise Hill Resource's massive copper-gold mine in Mongolia scheduled to start production next year.

Frik Els | September 14, 2012 | 11:17 pm

INFOGRAPHIC: How often do politicians mention commodities and energy in their speeches?

Learn how often American political parties mention commodities and energy at their conventions.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 14, 2012 | 5:58 pm

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