By Cecilia Jamasmie Chinese consumers' insatiable longing for gold is set to provide a strong push for local mines, as the country’s demand for the … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie Copper is on the verge of an upside breakout, says analyst Michael Noonan from Edge Trader Plus. According to the expert, the … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie Commodities trader Glencore International (LON: GLEN) has reportedly committed to appointing a female director to the new board … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie Close to 40 masked intruders stormed into the facilities of a gold mine project in northern Greece Sunday morning, setting … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie Peruvian miner Antamina produced about 450,000 tonnes of copper in 2012 and expects similar output in 2013, CEO Abraham Chaun … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie A Japanese port city wracked by the 2011 tsunami received an anonymous parcel containing two 1 kilogram gold bars only weeks … [Read more...]

By Marketwire Talk of a so-called currency war has been heating up, and it might finally light a fire under gold, too. ...read more Source: … [Read more...]

By Mineweb Sona Resources says it has brought a Chinese engineering, procurement and construction firm, China Machinery Engineering, on board to … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie The government of British Columbia, Canada, is facing legal action over refusing to give the requested permits to a proposed … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie Myanmar rejected Saturday an independent report claiming security forces used white phosphorus in a crackdown on a … [Read more...]

By Kerry Hall Canadian-based Goldcorp (G:TSX; GG:NYSE) saw a new record for gold production with 700,400 ounces in its fourth quarter of 2012 and … [Read more...]

By Anthony Halley Famed hedge fund manager George Soros has cut significantly his exposure to gold ETFs and gold miners. $8.5 billion Soros Fund … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie The Turkey-Iran gold-for-gas exchange can be considered dead as tighter U.S. sanctions imposed on Teheran have already stopped … [Read more...]

By Vladimir Basov In 2012, the top 10 gold producing countries slightly increased their gold output. According to the United States Geological … [Read more...]

By Frik Els Rating agency Moody's warns increasing water scarcity is raising capital and operational expenditure for mining companies, with smaller … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie World gold demand hit its lowest level since 2009 last year as India and China, the two main consumers of the precious metal, … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie Canada’s Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX)(TSX:ABX) a huge loss for the fourth quarter, triggered by soaring costs at its Lumwana copper … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie Mining giant Rio Tinto  (ASX, LON, NYSE:RIO) provided investors with a sour Valentine’s treat as the world’s third biggest … [Read more...]

By Michael Allan McCrae The World Gold Council is offering a three-day course this spring limited to executives at central banks and finance … [Read more...]

By Michael Allan McCrae A positive prefeasibility study for Curis Resources' Florence copper project in central Arizona lifted the company's stock … [Read more...]

By Michael Allan McCrae HSBC says silver is looking better due to greater demand from jewelers, increased silver coin purchases, bullish investor … [Read more...]

By Frik Els The platinum price closed at a four-month high on Wednesday, adding $12 to $1,729 an ounce in New York on renewed worries about a global … [Read more...]

By Frik Els The spot gold price closed at  $1,640 on Monday,  the lowest closing price since 21 August 2012. Gold's latest retreat comes as G7 … [Read more...]

By Frik Els In Chile $14.5 billion in gold, iron and copper mining projects will come on stream this year and next. Chile produces almost a third of … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie The shadowy case of two men, reportedly the CEO and CFO of U.S.-based exploration firm Southridge Minerals (PINKSHEETS: SRGE), … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie A person wearing a Spider-Man mask starred Monday an unusual and impressive rescue of three illegal miners trapped in an … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie Shares in African Barrick Gold PLC (LON:ABG) dipped nearly 10% on Wednesday after its 2012 preliminary results came in below … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie South Africa’s Gold Fields (JSE, NYSE: GFI) chairwoman, the recognized anti-apartheid activist Mamphela Ramphele, is leaving the … [Read more...]

By Casey Daily Dispatch Most precious-metals investors know that silver is more volatile than gold. But do they know just how big that difference … [Read more...]

By Michael Allan McCrae If you don't have any science in your background and you decided to wing it, "Ir" would appear to be the right symbol for … [Read more...]