Gold Newswire

At least 20 killed in eastern DRC mine collapse

goldguru — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:53:47 +0000

Local officials are attempting to recover bodies still believed buried at the mine near the village of Rubaye in North Kivu province.

Steinmetz seeks Tony Blair’s help to free detained Guinea staff

goldguru — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:53:46 +0000

Beny Steinmetz’s mining company, BSG Resources, has called on former British PM Tony Blair to help secure the release of two employees arrested in Guinea.

Vale cuts Mozambique coal export target by 30%

goldguru — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:53:46 +0000

Vale has cut the 2013 export target for its Moatize coal mine by nearly a third after heavy floods temporarily shut a railway export line it uses.

Mine union threatens to bring South Africa to a ‘standstill’

goldguru — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:53:45 +0000

Joseph Mathunjwa, head of AMCU, says the African National Congress is ignoring violence against its members in the Rustenburg platinum belt.

Gold falls for 7th straight session as Fed comments lift dollar

goldguru — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:53:44 +0000

The gold price for a 7th straight session on Friday after comments from a Federal Reserve official that the bank may soon rein in monetary easing lifted the dollar.

Why is SA importing tons of gold from the US?

goldguru — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:53:43 +0000

Data from the US Census Bureau was analysed and showed that the trade balance of South Africa with the US has changed drastically in the last couple of months.

Rinehart urges Australia to take lessons from Singapore

goldguru — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:53:43 +0000

Gina Rinehart told a mining conference in Melbourne on Thursday that Australia could learn from the successful economic policies of Lee Kuan Yew, who transformed Singapore.

Anti-gold campaign at play in India?

goldguru — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:53:42 +0000

The Indian government’s measure to discredit gold is just a desperate attempt, not bought by savvy Indian investors.

Death toll rises to 5 in Freeport Indonesia tunnel collapse, dozens still trapped

goldguru — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:19:42 +0000

Rescuers have been working around the clock for two days to rescue and recover Freeport Indonesia employees and contract workers trapped in a classroom after a mine tunnel collapse.

Nevada Assembly Taxation Committee votes to remove mining tax caps

goldguru — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:18:57 +0000

The political juggernaut to increase mining taxation in the nation’s top gold mining state has lost little momentum on both sides of the aisle in the Nevada Legislature.