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Uranium industry weighs rules that have bomb watchers twitching

United Nations officials and atomic regulators are poised to loosen rules on the industry, unlocking finance to take more radioactive material out of the ground without corresponding new checks.

Bloomberg News | April 15, 2019 | 10:07 am

Rio Tinto injects another $302m into Resolution copper project in Arizona

Investment will go towards more drilling, orebody studies, infrastructure improvements…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 15, 2019 | 3:51 am

Orocobre and Toyota green light lithium hydroxide plant in Japan

The majority of production will feed the Japanese battery industry…

Northern Miner Staff | April 12, 2019 | 1:19 pm

Asia’s mining sector offsets risk with reward — report

Mongolia has emerged as an investment hot spot for untapped…

MINING.com Editor | April 11, 2019 | 3:43 pm

Coal’s collapse crowns winners and losers from China to the US

It’s been a stormy month for benchmark coal prices in…

Bloomberg News | April 11, 2019 | 10:17 am

Consumer demand for gold jumps 53%

Boosted mainly by China and india.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 15, 2013 | 11:20 am

The sweat of the sun, the breath of god: Gold through the centuries

Gold was the ultimate guarantee of national survival.

MINING.com Editor | August 15, 2013 | 5:31 am

The great penny stock fraud

'Liquid Gold' is one of the fraudulent start-ups that raked in a total of $140 million.

MINING.com Editor | August 14, 2013 | 11:58 pm

India restricts gold imports even further: bans coins, medallions

Only gold coins, medallions and dores with a special licence from the foreign trade office can be sold in India.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 14, 2013 | 6:51 pm

Study finds India holds vast reserves of diamonds

Geologists identified a 200,000 square km-area in India’s south that holds perfect conditions for diamond formation.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 14, 2013 | 5:29 pm

Rio Tinto cuts about 2,000 jobs at Oyu Tolgoi — report

Long-running dispute between the Mongolian government and Rio over the massive copper-gold mine continues to drag on.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 14, 2013 | 12:00 pm

The Shanghai fix: Chinese gold dealers manipulated prices for years

Five retailers were fined $1.63 million, equivalent to 1% of 2012 sales.

MINING.com Editor | August 13, 2013 | 10:57 pm

INFOGRAPHIC: Uranium – the metal of tomorrow

The past and future of uranium.

MINING.com Editor | August 13, 2013 | 5:34 pm

Gold down as India raises import tax to 10%

India also increased the import tax on silver to 10% from 6%

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 13, 2013 | 2:45 pm

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