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Anti-mining protests take a toll on Peru’s foreign investment

Instead of the lauded $6 billion in mining invested forecasted for 2013 earlier this year, SNMPE says the country’s sector will attract about $4 billion.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 6, 2012 | 2:01 pm

Citi analyst sees gold hitting $2500, silver reaching record heights

Leading Citi analyst Tom Fitzpatrick expects gold to hit $2,500 in Q1 2013 while silver reaches record heights.

Marc Howe | September 6, 2012 | 3:22 am

How long before the Earth’s bounty runs out – a future history

Scientific American provides a detailed, hypothetical response to the question which has no doubt crossed the mind of anyone involved with the mining sector - how long before the Earth's bounty of resources runs out?

Marc Howe | September 5, 2012 | 11:37 pm

Nationalization is no help ending a mine fight in Bolivia

Over $1 million has lost Bolivia so far due to the conflict over rights at the silver, tin and zinc mine that used to belong to commodity trader Glencore (LON:GLEN), but that President Evo Morales nationalized last June.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 5, 2012 | 4:18 pm

Mariana Resources intersects more silver and gold veins at Las Calandrias Project, Argentina

Canadian explorer Mariana Resources (LON:MARL, TSX:MRY) said the latest set of drilling results from the Calandria Sur deposit in Argentina were “good” with 13 of 21 holes returning “significant intersections” of gold and silver.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 5, 2012 | 3:03 pm

Rick Rule says QE ‘counterfeiting’ is coming to the EU

Rick Rule of Sprott Asset Management says quantitative easing by the EU and US central banks is all but inevitable in the short term.

Marc Howe | September 5, 2012 | 2:40 am

What to do when – not if – inflation gets out of hand

The cheek of it! They raised the price of my favorite ice cream.

Casey Research | September 4, 2012 | 11:06 pm

The consequences of current global monetary policy will be higher prices for both gold and silver

Finally, we have a break to the upside in both gold and silver, something that many precious metals investors have been patiently waiting for, but expected to happen.

David Levenstein | September 4, 2012 | 10:55 pm

Kiska Metals surges 19% on Thorn results

Kiska Metals Corporations shares were up almost 19% (at 12:15 ET) Tuesday as the company announced updated results for its Thorn Property in northwestern British Columbia, sent by partner Brixton Metals.

MINING.com Editor | September 4, 2012 | 5:24 pm

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