By Cecilia Jamasmie A pure gold replica of 25-year-old soccer phenomenon, Lionel Messi's left foot, was revealed in Japan on Tuesday. Created by … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie Rumour has it that some major U.S. asset managers prefer to hold gold outside the country for fear of confiscation in an echo of … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie Oil markets don’t seem to be reacting this morning to the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, with the price of crude … [Read more...]

By Kerry Hall A young man and woman are dead after thousands of people swarmed an African Barrick Gold mine in northwestern Tanzania … [Read more...]

By Anthony Halley Thousands in the northern, historic Greek region of Thrace were out in the streets today to protest Vancouver-based Eldorado … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie Greek police is facing accusations of applying excessive violence and tear gas to break up a demonstration against the arrest of … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie Beaten up bullion investor, John Paulson, logged an 18% drop in his Gold Fund last month triggered by the ongoing slump in gold … [Read more...]

By Frik Els Simon Black, the man behind the Sovereign Man blog, posted a sobering piece on the problems of owning gold on Wednesday which he starts … [Read more...]

By Anthony Halley JPM Natural Resources Fund manager Neil Gregson is confident that a "third great [commodities] supercycle is underway." The basic … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie The UK government decided Wednesday to get a foot on the door to Afghanistan’s $1 trillion of untapped mineral wealth, by … [Read more...]

By Frik Els Euan Rocha and Rod Nickel of Reuters sat down with the normally media-shy Robert Friedland and the legendary mining financier more than … [Read more...]

By Michael Allan McCrae The buzz at the world's largest mining show, PDAC International Convention, Trade Show & Investors Exchange, is the lack … [Read more...]

By Anthony Halley United Nations Development Program (UNDP) head Helen Clark is focused on making mining "a blessing, not a curse, for [developing] … [Read more...]

By Frik Els The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), the biggest provider of US futures, says it will  cut margins on precious metals and copper … [Read more...]

By Frik Els Given that 2012 DA14 will be hurtling (in astronomical terms) a hair's breadth from the earth on Friday, now is a great time to send in … [Read more...]

By Kerry Hall Despite threats from government officials to review mining licences, Anglo American Platinum will continue with restructuring its … [Read more...]

By Marc Howe South Africa seeks to extract greater tax revenues from its mining companies as they struggle to deal with the double burden of rising … [Read more...]

By Frik Els The platinum price hit a four-month high on Monday, adding $10 to $1,709 an ounce in New York while sister metal palladium added more … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), the world’s top platinum producer, announced Monday an operating loss of $715 million in 2012 … [Read more...]

By Frik Els First Quantum Minerals (TSX:FM) gained more than 2% on Wednesday after the company reported full year results that included a $1.2 … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie Colombia's national mining agency (ANM) cancelled 32 mining concessions between January and February this year, after an audit … [Read more...]

By Frik Els After a brutal February that saw the copper price tumble more than 7%, the metal is beginning to build a base around $3.50 a pound. At … [Read more...]

By Vladimir Basov Last year saw some tough competition amongst the world's biggest copper miners. Preliminary estimated volume of corporate … [Read more...]

By Frik Els Aldridge Minerals (TSX-V:AGM) – advancing a gold and polymetallic VMS project in Turkey – jumped 40% in early afternoon trade on Tuesday … [Read more...]

By MINING.com Editor Peru will more than double its copper production from the current 1.3 million tons to 2.8 million by 2016, said the country’s … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie Latin America-savvy blogger “Otto Rock” publishes an interesting graphic, showing that Peru’s biggest exports in 2012 were … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie Diversified miner Xstrata (LON:XTA) and commodities trader Glencore (LON:GLEN), which are seeking final regulatory approval from … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie After a slow and cautious 2012, where mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the mining sector fell 30% —the lowest since 2005—, … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie The Canadian province of Quebec, once considered the best place on Earth for mining investment, seems to be brushing the … [Read more...]