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Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold is considering shutting down its strike-hit Grasberg mine as one of several contingency plans if security does not improve, as it struggles with one of the worst labor disruptions in Indonesia's mining industry.

With his wife still working and the couple’s finances under control, Davey figures that he has the ideal plan in place. All that remains is to land a part-time job with another library to put the icing on the cake. But after submitting close to 20 resumes, Davey hasn’t fielded a single interview.

Silver mining company shares fell hard Monday, along with the price of the gray metal, on growing doubts that European leaders will be able to solve the continent's sovereign debt and banking crisis.

Gryphon Gold Corp., a Nevada-focused gold explorer, completed its first production shipment of carbon loaded with gold and silver and said it expects to record its first revenue in four weeks, sending its shares up as much as 10 percent.

New Gold Inc., which mines gold in North and Australia, said Monday it is buying Canada's Silver Quest Resources Ltd. in a stock deal worth about $130 million.

Silver production last quarter at Alexco Resource Corp.'s Bellekeno Mine in Canada's Yukon Territories mine rose eight percent, the Vancouver-based company said Monday.

Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. halted copper and gold production on Monday at its giant Grasberg mine in Indonesia because of security fears and worker blockades, in the worst supply disruption since a strike began a month ago.

Halloween 2011 already looks like its going to be a smash and NYC looks like it's the place you want to be when it all goes down. As the day draws closer several hotels and bars are putting out information about some of the hottest parties set to rock the city. Here are 29 choices for parties that have been listed on HalloweenNYC.com. Note that all prices are subject to change.

British youngster Tom Lewis won the Portugal Masters Sunday to earn a European Tour exemption in only his third event as a professional.

Radioactive element radium-226 is responsible for radiation hotspots in Tokyo, not the Fukushima Daiichi reactor, according to experts.

The Microsoft Corp. announced the closing of its $8.5 billion deal to acquire Skype Global, on Thursday. The Redmond, Wash.-based company originally disclosed its intention to do so on May 10.

Nostalgic rock was the theme of Pandora's 2011 Autumn/Winter collection, with a diverse range of jewelry pieces, forms and finishes all on offer.

Microsoft Corp. began the process of acquiring the Internet's leading video chat client, Skype, for $8.5 billion, earlier this year. On May, 10, a deal acceptable to all parties was worked out and, according to a report, the two companies have been given permission to proceed, by both the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the European Union.

Julianne Hough stars in her breakout role in the remake of the 1980s classic Footloose. But she wants to prove that her acting chops are as good as her dancing feet.

Microsoft has finalized the $8.5 billion acquisition of VoIP service Skype, initially announced in May 2011.

Gold prices ticked up Friday as market sentiment swung back towards risk and away from safety, but there was little evidence the yellow metal was ready to break out of recent trading limits.

Gold and silver prices rose modestly in electronic trading late Thursday, helping lift shares of some companies that mine the precious metals.

The Lone Ranger is officially back on.

ValGold Resources Ltd. is using cash and stock to gain access to a prospective gold producing areas of western Ukraine.

Gold prices fell modestly Thursday as a rising dollar, boosted by signs the world's No. 2 economy is slowing, offset both steady Asian demand for jewelry and bullion as well as safe-haven buying by Euro-wary investors.

Gold and silver production soars at SilverCrest Mines as crusher throughput exceeds design specifications