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Slowdown? What slowdown? Caterpillar’s best quarter in history

Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT), the world's largest earth-moving equipment maker, raised its 2012 profit forecast on Wednesday based on its quarterly profit report, which beat by far most of Wall Street's gloomy outlooks.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 25, 2012 | 1:35 pm

G-Resources pours first gold at Indonesia’s Martabe mine

The Hong Kong-listed miner said on Wednesday that the start of production at Martabe marked a significant milestone for the company.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 25, 2012 | 12:50 pm

Haiti $20 billion untouched mineral wealth to help the country out of poverty

Two and a half years after an earthquake devastated Haiti, killing more than 300,000, the country could use a windfall to help in its rebuilding efforts. Now, thanks to its mineral wealth, Haiti could begin making its way out of being one of Latin America’s poorest countries.

MINING.com Editor | July 25, 2012 | 10:37 am

CFTC probe into silver manipulation could be over by September

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) four-year probe into manipulation of prices on the silver market could be over as soon as September, according to CFTC member Bart Chilton.

Marc Howe | July 24, 2012 | 9:42 am

Pebble mine: ‘If God were testing us, he couldn’t have found a more challenging place’

Arguably the richest prize in mining, the Pebble project pits a watershed where up to 40 million salmon spawn each year against copper and gold reserves worth as much as $500 billion according to a new documentary.

Frik Els | July 23, 2012 | 11:32 pm

Dynasty Metals’ processing plant robbed at gunpoint

A group of armed robbers gained access to the site and escaped with dore bars worth over $2 million.

Joshua Zapf | July 23, 2012 | 7:00 pm

Summer shopping opportunities for mining equities abound

Equity valuations have so far failed to keep pace with rising bullion prices, but that makes for some outstanding investor opportunities among a few particularly well-positioned juniors that Rick Mills identifies as running ahead of the herd this summer.

The Gold Report | July 23, 2012 | 12:19 pm

Canadian Eco Oro to appeal Colombian court order

Gold and silver junior Eco Oro Minerals said it will to appeal a ruling by a Colombian court that ordered the Ministry of Mines and Energy to take action to “leave without effect resolution 3452", which is the company’s main mining title.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 21, 2012 | 9:02 pm

India’s Jindal employees in Bolivia arrested and equipment seized for alleged ‘breach of contract’

Two employees of India’s Jindal Steel and Power were arrested on Friday and equipment confiscated in Bolivia, after the company abandoned its $2.1 billion El-Mutun iron ore project five days ago.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 21, 2012 | 5:58 pm

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