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Barrick boosts ties with China, names Woo Lee as regional leader

Woo served as a U.S. State Department representative in Asia for about 15 years with postings in countries including China, Japan and Australia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 30, 2014 | 11:41 am

Russia pushes forward plans to mine the moon

The country's ultimate purpose is to extract rare earth elements, breaking China's dominance and pushing prices down.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 28, 2014 | 6:44 pm

Freeport-McMoRan’s profit down 32% amid lower copper, gold prices

The U.S. largest miner by market value and revenue is also dealing with a strike threat at its Indonesia's Grasberg copper and gold mine, which recently resumed operations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 28, 2014 | 11:45 am

Oliver Gross says peak gold is here to stay

Midtier producers will soon be desperate to buy low-cost, high-quality deposits.

The Gold Report | October 27, 2014 | 9:11 pm

CHARTS: This is how much gold miners really put into their host countries

Members of the World Gold Council spent last year a total of $47 billion in countries hosting their mining operations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 27, 2014 | 6:05 pm

China’s September gold imports hit five-month high

Total gold imports from Hong Kong totalled 91.745 tonnes, as the nation observed its annual holiday the first week of October, a time when millions of people travel and spend more than usual.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 27, 2014 | 5:05 pm