October 17, 2012 The richest man in history amassed a $400 billion fortune mining gold and salt in Africa Adjusted for inflation of course.
October 17, 2012 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.
October 17, 2012 SilverCrest posts record quarterly silver production Mexico-focused SilverCrest Mines has logged a record level of silver output for the third quarter of 2012.
October 16, 2012 BHP Billiton production report The company outlines record petroleum production, an increase in Queensland coal volumes and a milestone achievement from Western Australia Iron Ore.
October 16, 2012 SilverCrest announces Q3 production 151,368 ounces silver & 7,184 ounces gold Third quarter production highlights: silver produced oz 151,368; 42% increase over Q3 2011, gold produced oz 7,184; 18% decrease over Q3 2011
October 15, 2012 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.
October 15, 2012 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…
October 15, 2012 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…
October 15, 2012 Golden Tag drills 100-meter step-out hole intersecting 63 g/t silver over 241 meters with 0.7% lead and 1.5% zinc (143 g/t AgEQ(i)) at San Diego project, Mexico 100-meter step-out hole intersecting 63 g/t silver over 241 meters with 0.7% lead and 1.5% zinc at San Diego project, Mexico
October 13, 2012 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.
