By Cecilia Jamasmie Toronto-based funds manager Sprott Inc (TSX:SII), together with Zijin Mining Group Co and Americas Now Resources Investment … [Read more...]

By Anthony Halley A study featured in Nature Magazine's Geoscience section revealed that gold deposits can form almost instantaneously during … [Read more...]

By Frik Els Customs officials from the Dominican Republic say a shipment from Barrick Gold's (NYSE, TSX: ABX) Pueblo Viejo mine will "delayed … [Read more...]

By Frik Els The gold price on Tuesday was consolidating yesterday's gains as investors continued to digest the stunning decision over the weekend to … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie Canada’s territories, not long ago believed to be the epicenter of a mining boom, are feeling the effects of sinking global … [Read more...]

By Anthony Halley A US district court judge has cleared JP Morgan Chase & Co of accusations by a group of investors that the company conspired … [Read more...]

By Kerry Hall Brazilian billionarie Eike Batista is facing demands from creditors to boost his collateral and is close to selling a portion of MPX … [Read more...]

By Frik Els Gold scaled the $1,600 an ounce level for the first time in three weeks on Monday as investors, worried about the fallout over an EU … [Read more...]

By Daisy Johnson In an attempt to mitigate the risks associated with the increasing prevalence of informal mining – including inadequate … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie The umbrella union for workers at Chilean state copper giant Codelco called its members Monday (in Spanish) to vote in favour of … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie Bullion enthusiasts seem to have come back to life after a recent survey among analysts showed a majority believes that gold is … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie As fresh warnings of an eventual financial system collapse start filling up headlines again, it is useful to take a look at this … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie Gold miner AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU), the world’s third-largest producer of the precious metal, warned Monday a power failure … [Read more...]

By MINING.com Editor The grassroots aboriginal protest movement in Canada, "Idle No More" has the potential to "disrupt mining projects across … [Read more...]

By Anthony Halley AngloGold Ashanti CEO Mark Cutifani aims to reignite mining in South Africa by confronting what he sees as seven key issues that … [Read more...]

By Anthony Halley Outspoken, controversial former Assistant of the US Treasury Paul Craig Roberts spoke yesterday about the problems that Western … [Read more...]

By Anthony Halley For the first time in weeks, a majority of participants in the Kitco News Gold Survey predicted higher gold prices and many … [Read more...]

By Kerry Hall Toronto-based TMAC Resources announced this week it finalized the purchase of the Hope Bay gold project in Nunavut with Newmont Mining … [Read more...]

By Kerry Hall Small-scale miners in Zimbabwe want to boost their gold production to more than four tonnes per year and are lobbying for government … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie Two people were killed during a violent eviction of about 500 illegal gold miners gold in northern Peru, reports El Comercio (in … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie Landfills may soon become a Mecca for gold diggers as millions of dollars worth of this and other precious metals are sitting … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie About 600 contract employees at BHP Billiton’s (ASX, NYSE: BHP) Escondida copper mine in northern Chile have been fired as a … [Read more...]

By Cecilia Jamasmie At least ten banks have committed close to $300 million each to back up Rio Tinto’s (LON, ASX:RIO) massive copper-gold Oyu … [Read more...]

By Kerry Hall Britain's prime minister announced Thursday the country would partner with an American company to mine the depths of the Pacific Ocean … [Read more...]

By Frik Els World number tow mine Rio Tinto (LON:ASX) and the government of Mongolia will sit down for further tough negotiations over the future of … [Read more...]

By Frik Els A  Bloomberg index that tracks  the total amount of tonnes held by gold ETFs on a daily basis reached a record high of 2,632 in December … [Read more...]

By Anthony Halley Hochschild Mining PLC (HOC:LN) shares are down nearly 5% on the day and profits were down 50% the year ending December 2012. 2012 … [Read more...]

By Anthony Halley The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is trying to determine whether or not the daily setting of gold and silver prices … [Read more...]

By Frik Els Barrick Gold (NYSE, TSX: ABX) said  on Thursday that customs authorities in the Dominican Republic have halted a shipment of gold from … [Read more...]

By Frik Els Official Chinese news agency Xinhua quotes vice governor of the People's Bank of China, Yi Gang as saying that the country's gold … [Read more...]