Zimbabwe unveils plan for $12 billion in mineral revenue by 2023

Declining ratio sets up rally for both precious metals.

The miner, structured to "break even" at $1,050 per ounce, warned it would have to re-think the business if bullion prices dip below $1,000 and stayed there for a while.

After the Toronto Stock Exchange rang the closing bell today, Ivanhoe Mines (IVN.TSX) announced they were resuming development work on Platreef, their 75.7 million ounce (Indicated + Inferred) platinum-gold-nickel-copper project in South Africa.

They will look at compensation and medical care for workers with occupational lung disease or "silicosis."

A year after an export ban on raw gems in the country, reports show its diamonds are being sold to traders from Sudan to Belgium.

Drops to June 2009 levels on the way to $70 a tonne after Chinese house prices fall for sixth month in a row.

As usual the leaders of the G20 countries will be deliberating on issues that will have ramifications for not only their respective economies but also the rest of the world, including those who will not be represented at the deliberations.

These are the first cases to come out of a global probe into allegations of widespread rate-rigging in foreign exchange markets.

A global survey of over 5,300 job seekers sheds some light on the issues in the war for talent which the Mining sector continues to face.