August 5, 2014 India is hoarding Switzerland’s gold, silver The country now accounts for 42% of Swiss exports of both precious metals.
August 5, 2014 Major gold producers expected to put more mines up for grabs Smaller firms with lower overheads and more leeway to restructure operations have already picked up $912m of assets hacked off by top gold producers.
August 5, 2014 Strong earthquake hits South Africa, no miners trapped The quake is the largest in the southern Africa region since a 7.0 tremor hit Zimbabwe in 2006.
August 5, 2014 Batista loses control of his iron ore darling MMX The ex-billionaire will remain the largest shareholder of the firm he founded in 2005.
August 5, 2014 August is the month to buy silver Silver has finished up every year in August for the last five years. And the monthly returns have been mouth-watering – averaging 10.4%,
August 4, 2014 Freeport to resume Indonesia copper exports within days Exports for the year could reach 756,000 tonnes after US company agrees to build smelter and sell a stake in subsidiary to locals.
August 4, 2014 Plenty of room for smaller iron ore players 800m tonnes going into Asian markets that the big four can't displace says 10m tonne per year Pilbara producer Atlas Iron.
August 4, 2014 Gold ETF buying strongest since November 2012 July gold fund holdings jump on safe haven buying amid geopolitical strife and a correction in equities.
South32 HY profit beats estimates, trims production view for Brazil operations Its underlying earnings attributable was $435 million for the half-year ended December 31. February 11, 2026 | 02:29 pm