Malaysia to tap ‘latent demand’ with gold futures offering "In Malaysia, gold is a highly desirable commodity from a cultural standpoint." MINING.com Editor | October 4, 2013 | 2:39 am
Las Bambas bidding heats up China's state-owned Minmetals enters bidding for $5.6 billion project. Ana Komnenic | October 3, 2013 | 11:15 pm
How badly will the government shutdown hurt the US economy? The top banks and ratings agencies make their predictions. MINING.com Editor | October 3, 2013 | 11:15 pm
US federal agents seize $3.6 million in bitcoin The online black market 'Silk Road' is shut down, casting bitcoin's future in doubt. MINING.com Editor | October 3, 2013 | 11:14 pm
Nautilus gets the green light to mine under water, will receive $118 million in compensation The miner's shares were up almost 32% at 10:45 ET in Toronto after the announcement. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 3, 2013 | 3:15 pm
$100bn in private equity stalking mining assets It may be too early for private equity players to gobble up juniors or put together mega-deals, but mid-tier miners may have new investors knocking on their doors. Frik Els | October 3, 2013 | 8:32 am
Gold price bounces right back on debt ceiling, jobs data Recovering nearly 30$ of the 40$ in Tuesday losses. MINING.com Editor | October 2, 2013 | 11:29 pm
Hochschild Mining becomes sole owner of two Peruvian silver mines The deal gives Hochschild Mining full control of two precious metals projects in Peru. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 2, 2013 | 2:33 pm
Newmont eyeing Glencore Xstrata’s mine in Peru Although not official, CEO Gary Goldberg did say last week he was open to new deals and adding more copper production. Cecilia Jamasmie | October 2, 2013 | 11:17 am