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Labour unrest forces Harmony Gold to close South African mine

Harmony Gold Mining (NYSE:HMY) announced Thursday it has closed its Kusasalethu mine in South Africa a day earlier than planned for the festive holiday season due to violent demonstrations following the suspension of 578 workers.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 20, 2012 | 1:00 pm

Diplomat inadvertently reveals China amassing gold to shore up the yuan: Leeb

Middle Kingdom's policy makers appear well apprised of the effects of profligate money printing

Marc Howe | December 20, 2012 | 12:02 am

BHP to sell its Guinea iron ore mine to B&A Mineração

BHP Billiton (ASX, NYSE:BHP) has reportedly chosen mining venture B&A Mineração as the preferred bidder for its Mount Nimba iron ore mine, one of the largest deposits of the mineral in Guinea.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 19, 2012 | 7:04 pm

How to up your investing IQ with gold

Byron King encourages investors to use investments in gold mining juniors to increase their exposure to precious metals.

The Gold Report | December 19, 2012 | 3:49 am

Commodities launched the careers of these financial superstars under 30

Several commodities specialists on Forbes list of precious financial superstars

Marc Howe | December 19, 2012 | 3:20 am

Japanese pension funds break with tradition by turning to gold

Shinzo Abe's demand for "unlimited easing measures" from central bank justifies shift into precious metal

Marc Howe | December 19, 2012 | 12:02 am

AuRico Gold plans to buy back USD$300mn in shares

Leading Canadian gold miner flush with cash following disposal of Mexican assets

Marc Howe | December 18, 2012 | 11:50 pm

Gold prices dive

Gold prices dived Tuesday to 1,684/oz at 12:15 ET as fiscal cliff talks continued ahead of the holiday week.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 18, 2012 | 5:28 pm

Silver extremely low because of paper market — Embry

Sprott Asset Management's chief investment strategist, John Embry, said Tuesday that with China's silver demand rising sharply and money printing to infinity being Western central bank policy, silver's price remains ridiculously low on account of paper market games.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 18, 2012 | 3:48 pm

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Labour unrest forces Harmony Gold to close South African mine

Diplomat inadvertently reveals China amassing gold to shore up the yuan: Leeb

BHP to sell its Guinea iron ore mine to B&A Mineração

How to up your investing IQ with gold

Commodities launched the careers of these financial superstars under 30

Japanese pension funds break with tradition by turning to gold

AuRico Gold plans to buy back USD$300mn in shares

Gold prices dive

Silver extremely low because of paper market — Embry

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