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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

China amassing ‘absolutely shocking’ amount of gold

Storied money manager Stephen Leeb says China is acquiring as much gold as it possibly can in a spate of 'controlled desperation.'

Marc Howe | July 25, 2012 | 1:34 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

The new 49ers and California’s second gold rush

Scores of hard-core prospectors work the San Gabriel, and perhaps 50,000 people throughout the state prowl a few weekends a year with pans and metal detectors and dowsing rods.

Frik Els | July 24, 2012 | 10:54 pm

Southern Hemisphere puts itself on the investor map with Chile copper intersects

“We may well look back on this as the moment the Llahuin Project gained critical mass, all without the need to do a deal with a third party.”

Frik Els | July 24, 2012 | 8:44 pm

Eldorado jumps after work resumes at Greek project

Eldorado Gold added more than 3% on Tuesday after announcing Greece's top administrative court had revoked a provisional order issued on June 29 which suspended the surface clearing activities of Hellas Gold, a 95%-owned subsidiary of Eldorado, in Halkidiki, Greece.

Frik Els | July 24, 2012 | 7:14 pm

Intrepid Mines sold off again after failing to find raiders of its Indonesia project

Intrepid Mining has now lost 59% of its market value after news broke that a local business groups orchestrated the ouster of ASX and TSX-listed company from an Indonesian copper and gold project.

Frik Els | July 24, 2012 | 6:28 pm

Indonesia ‘requests’ 51% of Grasberg, Freeport agrees to 9.3% ‘at the moment’. What happens next?

The tide of resource nationalism sweeping the developing world may be catching up with Grasberg and Freeport Indonesia.

Frik Els | July 24, 2012 | 5:55 pm

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

China amassing ‘absolutely shocking’ amount of gold

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

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

The new 49ers and California’s second gold rush

Southern Hemisphere puts itself on the investor map with Chile copper intersects

Eldorado jumps after work resumes at Greek project

Intrepid Mines sold off again after failing to find raiders of its Indonesia project

Indonesia ‘requests’ 51% of Grasberg, Freeport agrees to 9.3% ‘at the moment’. What happens next?

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