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Sex, drugs, rock’n’roll all get a boost from Aussie mining boom

Australia now a key destination for foreign sex workers, illegal narcotics and touring rock bands

Marc Howe | December 31, 2012 | 2:25 am

It’s getting warm in Antarctica, but mining still a pipe dream

The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is warming at three times the global average. Would this open the door for mining?

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 30, 2012 | 2:19 pm

India’s gold imports to be throttled

"Some measures may cause immediate pain"

Michael Allan McCrae | December 28, 2012 | 6:48 pm

Japan’s new government ponders revival of nuclear power

"We need to reconsider the previous administration's policy that aimed to make zero nuclear power operation possible during the 2030's"

Marc Howe | December 28, 2012 | 4:18 am

Rosenberg’s reasons to go for gold

Despite the recent drops in gold prices, David Rosenberg, the chief economist and strategist at Gluskin Sheff and former Chief North American Economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, is bullish about the precious metal.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 27, 2012 | 4:56 pm

Will Papua New Guinea’s safest city survive the closure of Ok Tedi mine?

The mining town of Tabubil, in Papua New Guinea, is facing the closure of the nearby Ok Tedi copper mine, an operation that currently employs nearly 2,000 people, most of them locals.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 27, 2012 | 2:21 pm