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The richest man in history amassed a $400 billion fortune mining gold and salt in Africa

Adjusted for inflation of course.

Frik Els | October 17, 2012 | 11:05 pm

Silver and gold’s staggering ascent during German hyperinflation of the 1920’s

New charts vividly illustrate the staggering ascent of precious metals during the period of catastrophic hyperinflation which brought Weimar Germany to its knees in the early 1920's.

Marc Howe | October 17, 2012 | 7:50 am

SilverCrest posts record quarterly silver production

Mexico-focused SilverCrest Mines has logged a record level of silver output for the third quarter of 2012.

Marc Howe | October 17, 2012 | 2:19 am

Turquoise Hill selling off after Mongolia officially says it wants more of Oyu Tolgoi

The massive copper-gold mine is back in the sights of Mongolia's government.

Frik Els | October 15, 2012 | 7:39 pm

More than half of mining execs think industry is on its way up

Mining executives see lots of more sunny days in 2013 with 55% of participants in a recent survey saying they believe their sector will perform better than it did in the first half of 2012.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 15, 2012 | 3:39 pm

Qatar sees Glencore/Xstrata merger positively

Qatar's sovereign investment fund, the second largest shareholder in Xstrata PLC (LON:XTA) with 12% of equity, confirmed Monday it is looking positively at the company's planned merger with Glencore International (LON:GLEN).

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 15, 2012 | 2:18 pm

US on ‘flashing yellow alert’ for hyperinflation: Art Cashin

UBS's Director of Floor Operations Art Cashin warns that the United States economy could be on the verge of runaway inflation due to the Fed's swelling of the money supply.

Marc Howe | October 13, 2012 | 2:19 am

Massive shorts to squeeze then propel precious metals: Turk

Investment expert James Turk says a massive short squeeze on gold and silver is approaching which will serve to push prices for both the precious metals higher due to panic buying.

Marc Howe | October 12, 2012 | 3:40 am

Discovery Metals rejects $830 million bid from Shanghai PE firm

Africa-focused copper miner Discovery Metals (ASX:DML) has rejected a bid from Shanghai's Cathay Fortune on the grounds that the proposed AUD$830 million consideration is insufficient.

Marc Howe | October 12, 2012 | 3:08 am

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