China data upsets markets, gold
Worries about China and the possibility of a hard landing weighed on markets and commodities.
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The real fiscal cliff
The media is now fixated on an apparently new feature dominating the economic landscape: a "fiscal cliff" from which the United States will fall in January 2013.
REE stocks are down but not out: Siddharth Rajeev
Equity investing is squarely in a risk-off phase and few sectors have been hit harder than junior mining.
Meteor crater in Greenland could yield nickel riches
Vancouver junior, North American Nickel (CVE:NAN), said that its Greenland property is the remains of a gigantic, three-billion-year-old meteorite impact, and displays a similar geological formation found in the Sudbury Basin.
Fitch gives Codelco an A+
Codelco possess 9% of the world's known copper reserves and the A+ rating reflects Codelco's total ownership by the Government of Chile and its strategic importance to the country.
Nunavut Mine? Inuit want none of it
Inuit in northern Quebec are requesting another review into how Baffinland's Nunavut-based iron ore project will effect the surrounding area.
2012: the best year so far for manganese and here is why
This year could be the best for manganese producers, the 4th most traded metal in the world, according to Visual Capitalist.
Mexican workers stop Excellon Resources operations amid IIROC’s decision to impose a trade halt
Unionized workers of Durango Sate in Mexico, forced Canadian miner Excellon Resources to halt its operations at San Pedro mine after over 70 union members occupied the facilities last night.
Zimbabwe’s teachers want their salary in diamonds
The core teachers’ union of Zimbabwe has demanded the proceeds of diamond sales be spent on their wages and on improving current working conditions.
